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Agency Id Name

Human-readable name of the agency associated with the Other Transaction IDV contract identifier. It is the descriptive label for the agency ID value in the FPDS record, typically showing the awarding or responsible department name rather than a code.

Family: Other Transaction IDV
Category: General
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__OtherTransactionIDVID__OtherTransactionIDVContractID__agencyID__name
Title
Agency Id Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/OtherTransactionIDVID/OtherTransactionIDVContractID/agencyID/name
Description
Human-readable name of the agency associated with the Other Transaction IDV contract identifier. It is the descriptive label for the agency ID value in the FPDS record, typically showing the awarding or responsible department name rather than a code.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts group and report procurement activity by agency in a readable form, especially when the underlying record uses coded identifiers elsewhere. It is useful for cross-agency comparisons, portfolio summaries, and validating whether a transaction is attributed to the expected department.
Example Value
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__OtherTransactionIDVID__OtherTransactionIDVContractID__agencyID__name
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/OtherTransactionIDVID/OtherTransactionIDVContractID/agencyID/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/OtherTransactionIDVID/OtherTransactionIDVContractID/agencyID/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__OtherTransactionIDVID__OtherTransactionIDVContractID__agencyID__name'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Display agency names in reports and dashboards
  • Group Other Transaction IDV records by agency
  • Validate the agency label attached to a coded procurement value

Common Mistakes

  • Using the name field as a unique identifier for joins
  • Assuming abbreviated or variant names are different agencies

Query Guidance

Select this field for readable output and use LOWER(TRIM()) or similar normalization when comparing text values. For analysis, group by the agency code if available and only use this name field as the display label or fallback grouping dimension.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__OtherTransactionIDVID__OtherTransactionIDVContractID__agencyID__name AS agency_id_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__OtherTransactionIDVID__OtherTransactionIDVContractID__agencyID__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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