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Status

A transaction-level status indicator for the IDV record. It shows the current processing or lifecycle state of the transaction in FPDS; the example value "F" suggests the field may use coded values rather than free text.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__transactionInformation__status
Title
Status
FPDS Path
IDV/transactionInformation/status
Description
A transaction-level status indicator for the IDV record. It shows the current processing or lifecycle state of the transaction in FPDS; the example value "F" suggests the field may use coded values rather than free text.
Business Meaning
Status is important for separating active, final, cancelled, or otherwise non-standard transaction records when building obligation, award, and modification analyses. It helps analysts avoid mixing preliminary or inactive records with records that represent the operative procurement action.
Example Value
F
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__transactionInformation__status
FPDS XML Path
IDV/transactionInformation/status
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/transactionInformation/status' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__transactionInformation__status'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • filtering records to a specific transaction state
  • grouping awards or modifications by lifecycle status
  • excluding inactive or non-final transactions from analysis

Common Mistakes

  • assuming the value is human-readable text rather than a code
  • using status without confirming the meaning of each observed code

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE or CASE logic after validating the codebook or observed values for the reporting period. If the dataset includes a companion description field, join or compare against it; otherwise, maintain a lookup table of status codes and filter explicitly rather than using broad string matches.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__transactionInformation__status AS status
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__transactionInformation__status IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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