# Reporting / Exports

The reporting / export properties let you define how your answer will be handled while being [exported](/form-management/data-export/data-exports.md). This will help you optimize as much as possible your export based on the data that you have collected 

## 🔅 Reporting / Export properties

* **`Reporting alias`** alias that can be used for [reporting](/form-management/reports.md) instead of the text label.
* **`Reporting value`**let you define a value for each of your selection based answer that you can use in your favorite statistical application. Reporting values will automatically be set by ngSurvey in sequential order. These reporting values will be exported and assign to each answer SPSS label on your [SPSS export](/form-management/data-export/data-exports/spss-sav.md). 
* **`Reporting type`** let you define a type for your text based entry answer that will be used in export modules like [SPSS](/form-management/data-export/data-exports/spss-sav.md).

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Its possible to reset or view all the reporting values and aliases from your question variable editor.![](/files/EI4GWGVJJ7SKnpK0YP3Z) 
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