Successor

Mandatory	Repeatable	Data Type	Authority	Public Element
No	Yes	Variable Character Length (700)	Organization Authority File	Yes

 

Definition:

The name of the immediate successor ogranization.

 

Purpose:

Identifies the immediate successor organization.

 

Relationship:

This element is dependent on Organization Name. To have Successor, Organization Name must be created.

 

Guidance:

Choose the name of the successor organization from the Organization Authority File. Explain the succession in Administrative History Note.

 

Examples:

Organization Name - Department of Commerce. Weather Bureau. Successor - Department of Commerce. Environmental Science Services Division. National Weather Service.   Organization Name - Federal Energy Administration. Successor - Department of Energy.

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