Management Reporting Requirements

Indicates NASA management reporting requirements associated with the IDV. It is a NASA-specific attribute that captures whether, and potentially how, additional management reporting is required for the instrument. In the FPDS record, it functions as a classification or indicator field rather than a free-text narrative.

Family: IDV
Category: NASA Specific Fields
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__managementReportingRequirements
Title
Management Reporting Requirements
FPDS Path
IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/managementReportingRequirements
Description
Indicates NASA management reporting requirements associated with the IDV. It is a NASA-specific attribute that captures whether, and potentially how, additional management reporting is required for the instrument. In the FPDS record, it functions as a classification or indicator field rather than a free-text narrative.
Business Meaning
This field matters because it helps analysts identify NASA IDVs that carry special oversight, reporting, or internal management obligations. It can be used to segment awards subject to additional administrative controls, compare reporting burdens across NASA procurement activity, and support agency-specific compliance or governance analyses.
Example Value
N
Observed Non-Null Count
51,078

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__managementReportingRequirements
FPDS XML Path
IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/managementReportingRequirements
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/managementReportingRequirements' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__managementReportingRequirements'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • NASA-specific IDV record interpretation

Common Usage

  • Filter NASA IDVs with reporting requirements
  • Group awards by management oversight status
  • Support compliance and governance reviews

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the field as a narrative description instead of an indicator
  • Treating null or blank values as a definitive negative without validation

Query Guidance

Use the field in WHERE clauses or CASE expressions to isolate NASA IDVs with specific management reporting status. If values are coded, compare against observed code sets and, when needed, join or pair with any companion description field rather than relying on the raw code alone.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__managementReportingRequirements AS management_reporting_requirements
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__managementReportingRequirements IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__managementReportingRequirements AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__managementReportingRequirements 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.