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Entity Data Source

Identifies the source system or organization that supplied the entity data for the vendor location record. It is a string attribute that labels where the location/entity information came from, such as D&B or E&Y.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__entityDataSource
Title
Entity Data Source
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/entityDataSource
Description
Identifies the source system or organization that supplied the entity data for the vendor location record. It is a string attribute that labels where the location/entity information came from, such as D&B or E&Y.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts assess the provenance and reliability of vendor location data in procurement records. It is useful when comparing vendors across datasets, evaluating matching quality, and understanding whether location details were imported from a third-party source or another internal system.
Example Value
D&B
Observed Non-Null Count
12,346

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__entityDataSource
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/entityDataSource
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/entityDataSource' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__entityDataSource'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter vendor records by data source
  • Group awards or vendors by source system for data quality checks
  • Compare location provenance across contract records

Common Mistakes

  • Using it as a vendor identity field
  • Assuming all records share the same source or completeness level

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses to isolate records from a specific source, and in GROUP BY to summarize counts by source. When joining or deduplicating vendor data, pair it with vendor identifiers and location fields rather than relying on the source value alone.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__entityDataSource AS entity_data_source
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__entityDataSource IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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