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Generic String08

A free-text generic string field stored in the Other Transaction Award generic tags segment. It holds supplemental text for custom reporting or system-specific tagging and is not a standardized FPDS-coded procurement element.

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__genericString08
Title
Generic String08
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString08
Description
A free-text generic string field stored in the Other Transaction Award generic tags segment. It holds supplemental text for custom reporting or system-specific tagging and is not a standardized FPDS-coded procurement element.
Business Meaning
This field can capture reusable analysis tags, internal classifications, or other supplemental descriptors attached to Other Transaction Awards. It matters when analysts need to filter or group awards using transaction-specific metadata that is not available in standard FPDS fields.
Example Value
Example value

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString08
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString08
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/genericTags/genericStrings/genericString08' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString08'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filtering awards by custom internal tags
  • Grouping records for specialized reporting workflows
  • Joining to organization-defined lookup conventions when available

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the value has a government-wide standard meaning
  • Using it for analysis without confirming the populating convention

Query Guidance

Use exact-match, prefix, or pattern filters only when you know the population convention for this string. In SQL, trim and normalize case if the source system is inconsistent, and avoid aggregating it as a controlled category unless you have mapped values to a reference list.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString08 AS generic_string08
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString08 IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString08 AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__genericTags__genericStrings__genericString08 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.