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Entity Data Source

Identifies the source system or authority that supplied the vendor location entity information in the award record. For this field, the value is typically a coded or abbreviated source indicator rather than a descriptive narrative.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__entityDataSource
Title
Entity Data Source
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/entityDataSource
Description
Identifies the source system or authority that supplied the vendor location entity information in the award record. For this field, the value is typically a coded or abbreviated source indicator rather than a descriptive narrative.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts judge the provenance and reliability of vendor location data used in federal procurement reporting. It is useful for understanding whether location-based analysis, vendor matching, and geographic aggregation are driven by reference data, self-reported data, or another source.
Example Value
D&B
Observed Non-Null Count
37,725

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__entityDataSource
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/entityDataSource
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/entityDataSource' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__entityDataSource'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Data quality checks for vendor location provenance
  • Grouping awards by vendor data source
  • Filtering records by source system for matching or enrichment

Common Mistakes

  • Using the value as a vendor geography field
  • Assuming the code means the same thing as vendor name or address

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE or GROUP BY clauses to segment records by vendor location source, and join to any reference table that translates source codes to labels when available. When analyzing location-sensitive metrics, test for missing or mixed source values before aggregating.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__entityDataSource AS entity_data_source
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__entityDataSource IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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