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Agency Identifier

Code that identifies the agency associated with the Treasury Account tied to this Other Transaction IDV record. It is a coded attribute, not a free-text agency name, and should be interpreted as the agency-level identifier used in Treasury account reporting.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier
Title
Agency Identifier
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/treasuryAccountSymbol/agencyIdentifier
Description
Code that identifies the agency associated with the Treasury Account tied to this Other Transaction IDV record. It is a coded attribute, not a free-text agency name, and should be interpreted as the agency-level identifier used in Treasury account reporting.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts attribute funding responsibility and account ownership to the correct federal agency when examining Other Transaction IDVs. It supports agency-level rollups, crosswalks to appropriations or Treasury account structures, and analysis of how obligations are distributed across agencies.
Example Value
21
Observed Non-Null Count
2,309

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/treasuryAccountSymbol/agencyIdentifier
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/treasuryAccountSymbol/agencyIdentifier' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Agency-level grouping of Treasury account activity
  • Filtering Other Transaction IDVs by funding agency
  • Joining to agency lookup tables or reference data

Common Mistakes

  • Using the code as if it were the agency name
  • Comparing values without checking for leading zeros or formatting differences

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE, GROUP BY, and JOIN clauses as a coded agency key. If a descriptive agency name is needed, join to a lookup table or select the paired description field rather than hard-coding labels.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier AS agency_identifier
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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