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Closed By

Identifier of the person or system that marked the transaction record as closed. It captures the actor responsible for closing the record in the Other Transaction Award transaction history.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: General
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__transactionInformation__closedBy
Title
Closed By
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/transactionInformation/closedBy
Description
Identifier of the person or system that marked the transaction record as closed. It captures the actor responsible for closing the record in the Other Transaction Award transaction history.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts trace record lifecycle accountability and identify which users or automated processes are closing transactions. It can support audit review, workflow analysis, and data quality checks on closeout activity across awards or organizations.
Example Value
TONI.NESBITT7001
Observed Non-Null Count
7,297

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__transactionInformation__closedBy
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/transactionInformation/closedBy
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/transactionInformation/closedBy' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__transactionInformation__closedBy'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • audit trail review
  • workflow or operations analysis
  • filtering closed-record activity by actor

Common Mistakes

  • assuming the field is the close date rather than the closer identity
  • treating the identifier as a standardized government-wide person ID without source validation

Query Guidance

Use this field for grouping or filtering records by the closer identifier, for example in WHERE, GROUP BY, or DISTINCT queries. In SQL, compare it as a string and pair it with close-related timestamps or status fields to analyze closure patterns accurately.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__transactionInformation__closedBy AS closed_by
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__transactionInformation__closedBy IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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