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Contract Action Type

Code indicating the type of action represented by the Other Transaction IDV contract record. It identifies whether the record is an initial award, modification, or other action category recorded in FPDS for the contract data segment.

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__contractActionType
Title
Contract Action Type
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/contractData/contractActionType
Description
Code indicating the type of action represented by the Other Transaction IDV contract record. It identifies whether the record is an initial award, modification, or other action category recorded in FPDS for the contract data segment.
Business Meaning
This field is important for separating award events from subsequent modifications when measuring obligation timing, award counts, and contract vehicle activity. It helps analysts reconstruct lifecycle activity for Other Transaction IDVs and avoid mixing new awards with follow-on actions in trend analysis.
Example Value
O
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Classify records by award versus modification action
  • Filter lifecycle events for Other Transaction IDV analysis
  • Group obligations or counts by action type

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the value is a free-text label rather than a code
  • Counting all rows as new awards without excluding modification or other action types

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses or GROUP BYs to isolate specific action categories, and map codes to their meanings before building metrics. If the dataset includes a companion description field, prefer joining or decoding on the code value rather than filtering on the raw displayed text.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__contractActionType AS contract_action_type
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__contractData__contractActionType IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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