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Sub Account Code

A coded sub-account identifier within the Treasury account symbol recorded for an Other Transaction Award. It is a component of the larger Treasury account structure and is used to distinguish a specific sub-account rather than describe the transaction in plain language.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Contract Data
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__subAccountCode
Title
Sub Account Code
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/treasuryAccountSymbol/subAccountCode
Description
A coded sub-account identifier within the Treasury account symbol recorded for an Other Transaction Award. It is a component of the larger Treasury account structure and is used to distinguish a specific sub-account rather than describe the transaction in plain language.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts trace how an award is associated with Treasury accounting structures and funding classifications. It can support funding source analysis, account-level reconciliation, and segmentation of awards when multiple sub-accounts exist within the same Treasury account.
Example Value
000
Observed Non-Null Count
476

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__subAccountCode
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/treasuryAccountSymbol/subAccountCode
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/treasuryAccountSymbol/subAccountCode' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__subAccountCode'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Grouping awards by Treasury account components
  • Reconciling funding or account references across FPDS records
  • Filtering records tied to a specific sub-account code

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the code is a fiscal object or appropriation amount
  • Interpreting the code without its parent Treasury account context

Query Guidance

Use this field as a join or filter key only when the parent Treasury account fields are also included, since the code is meaningful in combination with the full account symbol. In SQL, normalize for blanks, leading zeros, and nulls, and group by the complete Treasury account structure rather than this field alone.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__subAccountCode AS sub_account_code
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__subAccountCode IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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