U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Data Element: ORGANIZATION NAME
You are invited to read the definitions of terms used in this data standard.
| Name |
Organization Name |
| Description |
The official name given to a Service organization that has been assigned an official five-digit numeric organization code by the Washington Office, Division of Financial Management. |
| Type |
Character Field |
| Syntax |
Official organization name, up to a maximum of 200 characters, including the letters A-Z, punctuation marks, and the forward slash (/) character. |
| Recommended Field Name | ORGNAME |
| Values |
The official values to be used for this data element are provided in the Source. |
| Source |
As of September 5, 2007, the Service has 1600 official organization names
with assigned organization codes. These organizations include offices with assigned staff,
as well as land management units that are currently unstaffed. A list of the
Service's 1600 official organization names is available
at this site,
and includes the five-digit organization codes assigned by the Washington Office,
Division of Financial Management. An ASCII delimited file of the official organization codes and organization names is also available at this site. This file was downloaded from the Corporate Master Table (CMT) System, the official repository of administrative data on Service organizations. Whenever applicable, the official organization names reflect the official unit names that are maintained by the Division of Realty. Since the information in the CMT System is dynamic, these source files do not reflect any additions, changes, or deletions made after September 5, 2007. For the most current data on the Service's official organization codes and organization names, please contact Barb White, CMT System Administrator, by electronic mail (Barb_White@fws.gov) or phone (303-275-2310). |
| Reference(s) |
Part 270, FW 6, Data Management and Standards, dated September 30, 2002 Part 020 FW 2, Organization Standards and Codes, dated June 20, 1995 (Revision in Progress) Part 040 FW 2, Naming and Renaming Units and Unit Sites, dated June 29, 2000 |
| Use Instructions |
As of the approval date, this data element will be used in any new
automated system, data set, database, or information application, including new Geographic
Information System (GIS) data and applications. This data element will also be used in any
major modifications to existing systems or versions of these data-related items that use
the official identifying names given to Service organizations that have been assigned
official five-digit numeric organization codes. To ensure compliance with the Service Information and Technology Architecture (SITA), Service staff are strongly encouraged to utilize this data element in existing systems, data sets, databases, and information applications. Where existing systems and data-related items are not in compliance, they should be modified to achieve compatibility and implement this data standard. The Service data standard for Organization Code can be viewed at this site. When appropriate, the official organization name will be used in conjunction with the official five-digit numeric organization code. Organization names and their corresponding organization codes will be handled as separate data fields in any new or modified automated system, and will not be combined in a single data field. |
| Phase |
Adopted |
| Approval Date |
December 8, 2000 |
| Validation Date |
September 5, 2007 |
| Data Steward |
Lisa Ung, Financial Analyst, Division of Financial Management |
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