# IBM SPSS Format Reader[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/spss-format/)

## This plugin provides a format to import SAV files into DSS using Dataiku's SPSS Format reader[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/spss-format/)

IBM SPSS is a famous software package used for statistical analysis.

This plugin provides a custom format reader to import the contents of a .sav data file into your DSS project.

## Plugin Information[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/spss-format/)

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| Version | 0.9.9 |

| Author | Dataiku (Thomas Labadie) |

| Released | 2017-12-11 |

| Last updated | 2020-05-12 |

| License | Apache Software License |

| Source code | Github |

| Reporting issues | Github |

## How To Use[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/spss-format/)

You need to import your .sav file into DSS and then choose the SPSS format, as shown in the picture above.

This format supports the following records types from .sav files :

* **Numeric, string, and long string** records.

* **Date** records, which are deliberately not kept in their original SPSS date display format, but instead converted to the more practical and less ambiguous ISO 8601 format (yyyy-mm-dd).

* **Variable labels** which can be used as column names.

* **Value labels** which can be used as column values.

Image Copyright IBM

### Install In DSS[¶](https://www.dataiku.com/product/plugins/spss-format/)

To install the plugin, open the  Apps menu, click Plugins and search for IBM SPSS Format Reader.

Alternatively, you can download a zipped version here.

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