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Generic String07

Free-text generic string field in the Other Transaction Award generic tags section. It stores an additional user-defined value for the seventh generic string slot and does not represent a standard coded FPDS attribute on its own.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString07
Title
Generic String07
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString07
Description
Free-text generic string field in the Other Transaction Award generic tags section. It stores an additional user-defined value for the seventh generic string slot and does not represent a standard coded FPDS attribute on its own.
Business Meaning
This field matters when agencies use optional generic tags to capture reusable analysis attributes that are not available in the core schema. It can support ad hoc segmentation, internal tracking, and cross-cutting procurement workflows, but its meaning is implementation-specific rather than universally standardized.
Example Value
Example value

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString07
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString07
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString07' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString07'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • agency-specific categorization
  • workflow or portfolio grouping
  • custom filter or segment key

Common Mistakes

  • assuming the field has a government-wide standardized meaning
  • aggregating values without normalizing agency-specific text variants

Query Guidance

Use this column for exact-match, LIKE, or regex filtering only after validating the value pattern in your dataset. Normalize casing, trim whitespace, and consider COUNT DISTINCT or value frequency checks before grouping; if the field is blank in many records, filter on non-null values explicitly.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString07 AS generic_string07
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString07 IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString07 AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString07 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.