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Status Description

Human-readable text that describes the value stored in the paired Status field for an Other Transaction Award transaction. It is the descriptive label for that coded status value, such as a text form of the transaction's current status.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__transactionInformation__status__description
Title
Status Description
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/transactionInformation/status/description
Description
Human-readable text that describes the value stored in the paired Status field for an Other Transaction Award transaction. It is the descriptive label for that coded status value, such as a text form of the transaction's current status.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts interpret transaction status without depending on abbreviated or coded source values. In procurement analysis, it supports status-based reporting, lifecycle tracking, and filtering of awards and modifications by their documented state.
Example Value
FINAL
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

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

Paired Field

Relationship
description_of
Variable
Status

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Translate coded status values into readable labels
  • Filter transactions by interpreted status state
  • Validate status coding in source data extracts

Common Mistakes

  • Using the description field as if it were the authoritative code
  • Grouping status outcomes without checking the paired Status value for consistency

Query Guidance

Use this field for display, validation, and descriptive filtering, but join or group on the paired Status code when you need stable logic. In SQL, prefer filtering on the code field and select this description for reporting output; if necessary, normalize text with UPPER/TRIM before comparing to observed values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__transactionInformation__status__description AS status_description
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__transactionInformation__status__description IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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