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Closed Date

The date and time the Other Transaction IDV was formally closed. It records the closure event for the instrument rather than its award, modification, or expiration date.

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__closedDate
Title
Closed Date
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/transactionInformation/closedDate
Description
The date and time the Other Transaction IDV was formally closed. It records the closure event for the instrument rather than its award, modification, or expiration date.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify when an IDV stopped being active, which is important for lifecycle analysis, obligation timing, portfolio aging, and distinguishing active from completed procurement instruments. It also supports end-date filtering when measuring performance or activity over a specific period.
Example Value
2025-12-31 09:44:17
Observed Non-Null Count
1,457

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter closed instruments within a reporting period
  • Measure time from award to closure
  • Separate active from completed IDVs

Common Mistakes

  • Using the field as the award date or obligation date
  • Comparing raw strings without normalizing date-time format and time zone

Query Guidance

Parse to a datetime type before filtering or aggregating. Use range predicates such as closed_date >= '2025-01-01' and closed_date < '2026-01-01', and prefer COALESCE or IS NULL checks only when the source’s null conventions for open records are confirmed.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__transactionInformation__closedDate AS closed_date
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__transactionInformation__closedDate IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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