# Failure to upload XLS Form **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 23, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637 "2023-05-23T09:12:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ikiwango](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ikiwango/32/21480_2.png) [@ikiwango](https://forum.getodk.org/u/ikiwango)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637/1 "2023-05-23T09:12:43Z")
**1. What is the issue? Please be detailed.** I am trying to upload my XLSForm but I keep on getting a message that ...The XLSForm could not be converted: There has been a problem trying to replace ${name} with the XPath to the survey element named 'name'. There is no survey element with this name. **2. What steps can we take to reproduce this issue?** I have attached the form [insignia3.xlsx](https://forum.getodk.org/uploads/short-url/ApR0dUJiQOM2b0CV65G1o5Bzmhm.xlsx) (21.9 KB) **3. What have you tried to fix the issue?** **4. Upload any forms or screenshots you can share publicly below.** ---
**Author:** ![aurdipas](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/aurdipas/32/1785_2.png) [@aurdipas](https://forum.getodk.org/u/aurdipas)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637/2 "2023-05-23T10:36:56Z")
There was a problem on the settings worksheet on instance\_name [insignia3.xlsx](https://forum.getodk.org/uploads/short-url/2pZV7Kom97kwcvWXjpl9ecMDwsO.xlsx) (21.0 KB) ---
**Author:** ![ikiwango](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ikiwango/32/21480_2.png) [@ikiwango](https://forum.getodk.org/u/ikiwango)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637/3 "2023-05-23T15:49:16Z")
Thank you so much, Brother! The problem is sorted out. Bless you. ---
**Author:** ![ikiwango](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ikiwango/32/21480_2.png) [@ikiwango](https://forum.getodk.org/u/ikiwango)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637/4 "2023-05-21T17:29:03Z")
**1. What is the issue? Please be detailed.** I am trying to upload an XLS Form and I am getting and error 499. I have no ideas what is the problem here **2. What steps can we take to reproduce this issue?** **3. What have you tried to fix the issue?** **4. Upload any forms or screenshots you can share publicly below.** ---
**Author:** ![danbjoseph](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/danbjoseph/32/21901_2.png) [@danbjoseph](https://forum.getodk.org/u/danbjoseph)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637/5 "2023-05-22T14:07:15Z")
1. What ODK server and version are you trying to upload to? 2. What happens if you try and validate the form on [https://getodk.org/xlsform/](https://getodk.org/xlsform/)? 3. What file size is your form? 4. Are you able to share your XLSForm file here? ---
**Author:** ![ikiwango](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ikiwango/32/21480_2.png) [@ikiwango](https://forum.getodk.org/u/ikiwango)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637/6 "2023-05-23T09:06:52Z")
Thank you so much I was able to resolve this myself ---
**Author:** ![danbjoseph](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/danbjoseph/32/21901_2.png) [@danbjoseph](https://forum.getodk.org/u/danbjoseph)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637/7 "2023-05-24T01:21:45Z")
Can you share the solution here so that others can also learn? ---
**Author:** ![ikiwango](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/ikiwango/32/21480_2.png) [@ikiwango](https://forum.getodk.org/u/ikiwango)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637/8 "2023-05-24T02:57:32Z")
> [@Failure to upload XLS Form](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637): > > 1. What is the issue? Please be detailed. I am trying to upload my XLSForm but I keep on getting a message that ...The XLSForm could not be converted: There has been a problem trying to replace ${name} with the XPath to the survey element named 'name'. There is no survey element with this name. 2. What steps can we take to reproduce this issue? I have attached the form [insignia3.xlsx](https://forum.getodk.org/uploads/short-url/ApR0dUJiQOM2b0CV65G1o5Bzmhm.xlsx) (21.9 KB) 3. What have you tried to fix the issue? 4. Upload any forms or screenshots you can share public… ---
**Author:** ![Grzesiek2010](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/grzesiek2010/32/2881_2.png) [@Grzesiek2010](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Grzesiek2010)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/failure-to-upload-xls-form/41637/9 "2023-05-30T10:19:06Z")
Hi @ikiwango Where are you getting this error? Uploading a form to ODK Central or to [the converter](https://getodk.org/xlsform/)?