# What is the easiest method to replace name with label after export for analysis

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/what-is-the-easiest-method-to-replace-name-with-label-after-export-for-analysis/12518>\
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**Created:** [March 30, 2018, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/what-is-the-easiest-method-to-replace-name-with-label-after-export-for-analysis/12518 "2018-03-30T10:32:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/what-is-the-easiest-method-to-replace-name-with-label-after-export-for-analysis/12518/2 "2018-03-31T10:30:49Z")

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hi @solanky you can try stata with this link

> [@New resource available: Stata program for handling ODK forms and data](https://forum.getodk.org/t/new-resource-available-stata-program-for-handling-odk-forms-and-data/2787):
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> Hi ODK Community, At IPA, our statistical package of choice is Stata -- and, increasingly, our survey platform of choice is ODK. So, we've written a Stata program, called -odkmeta-, that reads your xlsform in order to automatically generate a Stata do-file that produces one very clean, well-labeled, analysis-ready Stata dataset -- even if you are using repeat groups. Why are we messaging this group? \*If you are an ODK and Stata user, we'd love for you to test -odkmeta- before we publicly …

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