U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Data Element:  ORGANIZATION TYPE 

You are invited to read the definitions of terms used in this data standard.

Name
 Organization Type
Description
 Organizational titles that define Service offices by their primary facility function and/or specialized duties and responsibilities, such as Administration Office, Ecological Services Field Office, Fisheries Resource Office, National Fish Hatchery, National Wildlife Refuge, etc.      
Type
 Character Field
Syntax
 Organizational title, up to a maximum of 55 characters from A through Z. 
Recommended Field Name ORGTYPE
Values
 The official values to be used for this data element are provided in the Source section. 
Source
 An ASCII (.txt) file of the values to be used for this data element is available here. An electronic copy of the file is also available here in Excel format. These values are current as of August 9, 2000.
Reference(s)

Part 020 FW 2, Organization Standards and Codes, dated June 20, 1995 (Revision in Progress)

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 identify or classify Service organizations according to their primary facility function, program activities, and/or specialized duties and responsibilities, such as Administration Office, Ecological Services Field Office, Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance Office, National Fish Hatchery, National Wildlife Refuge, etc.

As of the approval date, this data element will be used in any new automated system, and in any major modification to an existing system, which identifies or classifies Service offices according to their primary program activities and/or specialized duties and responsibilities, such as Administration Office, Ecological Services Field Office, Fisheries Resource Office, National Fish Hatchery, National Wildlife Refuge, etc.

To ensure compliance with the Service Information Technology Architecture (SITA), system owners are strongly encouraged to utilize this data element in existing systems. If an existing system is not in compliance, it should be modified to achieve compatibility and implement this data standard.

The organization type should be used in conjunction with the corresponding Organization Type Acronym whenever possible. This standard references the acronyms for the organizational titles used to define Service offices by their primary function and/or specialized duties and responsibilities. 

Phase
 Adopted
Initial Approval Date
February 23, 2000
Validation Date
 August 9, 2000
Data Steward
 Barbara White, Data Specialist, Branch of Data and Systems Services, Division of Information Technology Management

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