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Consider changing contributor_aggregate_ytd #5765

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cnlucas opened this issue Mar 15, 2024 · 1 comment
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Consider changing contributor_aggregate_ytd #5765

cnlucas opened this issue Mar 15, 2024 · 1 comment

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cnlucas commented Mar 15, 2024

What we’re after

contributor_aggregate_ytd is per cycle if it's a Form 3 since 2000, but the field is the same for all other receipts where the field is actually per calendar year. This is a bit confusing and inaccurate for our users. We should consider having a separate field for cycle YTD. We should, if we can't do this, consider adding something to explain this issue.
https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/schedules/schedule_a/?two_year_transaction_period=2016&recipient_committee_designation=P&per_page=20&api_key=DEMO_KEY&sort=-contribution_receipt_date&sort_hide_null=false&sort_null_only=false

the form change information is here (thanks Dorothy!)

contributor_aggregate_ytd is per cycle for Form 3P.

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  • Update dosc.py
@cnlucas cnlucas moved this to 🔨 Pre-refinement in Website project Mar 15, 2024
@hcaofec hcaofec self-assigned this Jan 7, 2025
@hcaofec hcaofec added this to the 27.3 milestone Jan 7, 2025
@JonellaCulmer JonellaCulmer changed the title Consider changing contributor_aggregate_YTD Consider changing contributor_aggregate_ytd Jan 7, 2025
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hcaofec commented Jan 15, 2025

Considering the effort to add additional column to schedule A table, we can add description to clear up confusion.

The efforts include: both insert and output program will require big change, and external users will need to be informed and make corresponding changes on their side, and back-filling data is very challenging due to the amount of data.

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