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PR Number

Internal NASA procurement request identifier recorded on an IDV. It represents the PR number used to initiate and track the funding or acquisition request associated with the vehicle.

Family: IDV
Category: NASA Specific Fields
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__PRNumber
Title
PR Number
FPDS Path
IDV/agencySpecificIDVElements/NASASpecificIDVElements/PRNumber
Description
Internal NASA procurement request identifier recorded on an IDV. It represents the PR number used to initiate and track the funding or acquisition request associated with the vehicle.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts link an IDV to NASA's internal acquisition workflow, including budget planning, requisition tracking, and the handoff from request to contract action. It is useful for reconciling award records with internal request systems and tracing how an IDV supports specific procurement demand.
Observed Non-Null Count
58,097

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Linking IDVs to NASA requisitions or funding requests
  • Reconciling contract vehicle records with internal procurement tracking
  • Grouping awards by originating request for portfolio analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Using it as a universal identifier across agencies or contract types
  • Casting it to integer and losing leading zeros or embedded formatting

Query Guidance

Select and group by this field as a text identifier when matching NASA IDVs to internal request data. In SQL, compare on exact string values, use DISTINCT to inspect observed patterns, and avoid numeric conversion unless the source system guarantees a numeric-only format.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__PRNumber AS p_r_number
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__agencySpecificIDVElements__NASASpecificIDVElements__PRNumber IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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