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Last Modified Date

Timestamp showing when the FPDS transaction record was last updated in the source system. It reflects the most recent modification to the transaction data, not the date of award action or obligation.

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__lastModifiedDate
Title
Last Modified Date
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/transactionInformation/lastModifiedDate
Description
Timestamp showing when the FPDS transaction record was last updated in the source system. It reflects the most recent modification to the transaction data, not the date of award action or obligation.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the freshest version of a record, track record maintenance activity, and detect updates that may change reporting outputs over time. It is especially useful in incremental refreshes, audit checks, and understanding when reported procurement data may have been revised after initial entry.
Example Value
2023-10-25 12:25:14
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Incremental refresh and change-data capture
  • Audit and data quality reconciliation
  • Sorting or deduplicating records by most recent update

Common Mistakes

  • Using it as the date of contract award or modification action
  • Comparing it as plain text without converting to a datetime type

Query Guidance

Use in WHERE clauses to isolate records updated after a cutoff, and in window functions or ORDER BY clauses to keep the latest version of a transaction. Example pattern: WHERE lastModifiedDate >= '2023-10-25' and ORDER BY lastModifiedDate DESC. Parse the string into a timestamp before date arithmetic or time-based comparisons.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__transactionInformation__lastModifiedDate AS last_modified_date
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__transactionInformation__lastModifiedDate IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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