A system and method for imputing data into a database includes an imputing
system operable to impute data based on outside plant construction
principles. The imputing system includes an inventory database, a data
engine, a search engine, and a loop engine. The inventory database
includes a plurality of distribution records each associated with one or
more cable pairs. The data engine determines if a desired distribution
record corresponding to a desired cable pair includes missing data. The
search engine searches a known class of serving terminals for complete
distribution records and iteratively searches a sized binder group within
the inventory database for one or more complete distribution records
where the size of the binder group searched increases with each iterative
search. The loop engine determines an imputed value for the desired
distribution record based on the searching and imputes the value into the
desired distribution record.