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Approved Date

Date and time when the Other Transaction IDV transaction was approved. It represents the approval timestamp recorded for the transaction in FPDS.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__transactionInformation__approvedDate
Title
Approved Date
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/transactionInformation/approvedDate
Description
Date and time when the Other Transaction IDV transaction was approved. It represents the approval timestamp recorded for the transaction in FPDS.
Business Meaning
This field helps establish when an action became officially approved, which is useful for measuring procurement cycle timing, sequencing events, and comparing approval timing across awards or modifications. Analysts use it to support timeline reconstruction, workload analysis, and compliance reviews that depend on approval dates rather than obligation or award dates.
Example Value
2024-12-18 10:18:40
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__transactionInformation__approvedDate
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/transactionInformation/approvedDate
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/transactionInformation/approvedDate' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__transactionInformation__approvedDate'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • sort transactions by approval sequence
  • calculate time from submission to approval
  • filter records approved within a reporting period

Common Mistakes

  • assuming it is the same as award date or obligation date
  • truncating the time portion without checking whether intra-day ordering matters

Query Guidance

Cast or parse the string to a datetime/timestamp field before filtering, grouping, or date-difference calculations. Use date functions to extract year, month, or day as needed, and avoid comparing the raw text unless the source format is known to be ISO-compatible and consistently populated.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__transactionInformation__approvedDate AS approved_date
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__transactionInformation__approvedDate IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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