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Generic String09

A free-text generic string attribute stored in the IDV Generic Tags section of the FPDS record. It is one of the reusable user-defined fields and does not have a fixed government-wide business definition in the base schema.

Family: IDV
Category: Generic Tags
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString09
Title
Generic String09
FPDS Path
IDV/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString09
Description
A free-text generic string attribute stored in the IDV Generic Tags section of the FPDS record. It is one of the reusable user-defined fields and does not have a fixed government-wide business definition in the base schema.
Business Meaning
This field matters when agencies use Generic Tags to carry locally defined procurement metadata that supports filtering, grouping, and downstream analysis. It can help segment IDV records by internal categories, program labels, or workflow-specific attributes that are not represented in standard FPDS fields.
Example Value
Example value

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString09
FPDS XML Path
IDV/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString09
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString09' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString09'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • filtering IDV records by locally defined tags
  • grouping records for internal reporting
  • supporting reusable analysis rules or segmentation

Common Mistakes

  • assuming the value has a standard FPDS-wide definition
  • grouping without checking for spelling variants, abbreviations, or agency-specific coding

Query Guidance

Use this field as a free-text filter or grouping attribute, typically with exact-match, LIKE, or normalized distinct-value analysis. In SQL, trim and standardize the text before aggregation, and only join or interpret it through a related description field if one exists in the source extract.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString09 AS generic_string09
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString09 IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__IDV__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString09 AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString09 IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.