=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/node/LinearNodePipeline.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/node/LinearNodePipeline.java	2014-06-25 11:27:12 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/node/LinearNodePipeline.java	2014-06-25 13:32:36 +0000
@@ -41,14 +41,26 @@
  */
 public class LinearNodePipeline implements NodePipeline
 {
-    private List<NodeTransformer> nodeTransformers = Lists.newArrayList();
+    private class NodeTransformerWithArgs
+    {
+        NodeTransformer transformer;
+        List<String> args;
+
+        private NodeTransformerWithArgs( NodeTransformer transformer, List<String> args )
+        {
+            this.transformer = transformer;
+            this.args = args;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private List<NodeTransformerWithArgs> nodeTransformers = Lists.newArrayList();
 
     @Override
     public Node process( Node node )
     {
-        for ( NodeTransformer transformer : nodeTransformers )
+        for ( NodeTransformerWithArgs nodeTransformerWithArgs : nodeTransformers )
         {
-            node = transformer.transform( node, Lists.<String>newArrayList() );
+            node = nodeTransformerWithArgs.transformer.transform( node, nodeTransformerWithArgs.args );
         }
 
         return node;
@@ -56,6 +68,11 @@
 
     public void addTransformer( NodeTransformer nodeTransformer )
     {
-        nodeTransformers.add( checkNotNull( nodeTransformer ) );
+        nodeTransformers.add( new NodeTransformerWithArgs( checkNotNull( nodeTransformer ), Lists.<String>newArrayList() ) );
+    }
+
+    public void addTransformer( NodeTransformer nodeTransformer, List<String> args )
+    {
+        nodeTransformers.add( new NodeTransformerWithArgs( checkNotNull( nodeTransformer ), args ) );
     }
 }

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/fieldfilter/DefaultFieldFilterService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/fieldfilter/DefaultFieldFilterService.java	2014-06-25 11:27:12 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/fieldfilter/DefaultFieldFilterService.java	2014-06-25 13:32:36 +0000
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.hisp.dhis.dxf2.parser.ParserService;
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.AbstractNode;
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.NodePropertyConverter;
+import org.hisp.dhis.node.NodeTransformer;
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.types.CollectionNode;
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.types.ComplexNode;
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.types.SimpleNode;
@@ -68,16 +69,21 @@
     @Autowired
     private SchemaService schemaService;
 
-    @Autowired(required = false)
+    @Autowired( required = false )
     private Set<PresetProvider> presetProviders = Sets.newHashSet();
 
-    @Autowired(required = false)
+    @Autowired( required = false )
     private Set<NodePropertyConverter> nodePropertyConverters = Sets.newHashSet();
 
+    @Autowired( required = false )
+    private Set<NodeTransformer> nodeTransformers = Sets.newHashSet();
+
     private ImmutableMap<String, PresetProvider> presets = ImmutableMap.of();
 
     private ImmutableMap<String, NodePropertyConverter> converters = ImmutableMap.of();
 
+    private ImmutableMap<String, NodeTransformer> transformers = ImmutableMap.of();
+
     @PostConstruct
     public void init()
     {
@@ -98,6 +104,15 @@
         }
 
         converters = converterBuilder.build();
+
+        ImmutableMap.Builder<String, NodeTransformer> transformerBuilder = ImmutableMap.builder();
+
+        for ( NodeTransformer transformer : nodeTransformers )
+        {
+            transformerBuilder.put( transformer.name(), transformer );
+        }
+
+        transformers = transformerBuilder.build();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -138,7 +153,7 @@
         return collectionNode;
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
     private ComplexNode buildComplexNode( FieldMap fieldMap, Class<?> klass, Object object )
     {
         Schema schema = schemaService.getDynamicSchema( klass );
@@ -272,12 +287,7 @@
 
             if ( child != null )
             {
-                if ( fieldValue.getAlias() != null )
-                {
-                    child.setName( fieldValue.getAlias() );
-                }
-
-                complexNode.addChild( child );
+                complexNode.addChild( fieldValue.getPipeline().process( child ) );
             }
         }
 
@@ -356,7 +366,12 @@
                     }
                 }
 
-                value.setAlias( matcher.group( 3 ) );
+                if ( matcher.group( 3 ) != null )
+                {
+                    NodeTransformer transformer = transformers.get( "rename" );
+                    value.getPipeline().addTransformer( transformer, Lists.newArrayList( matcher.group( 3 ) ) );
+                }
+
                 fieldMap.put( matcher.group( 1 ), value );
 
                 cleanupFields.add( fieldKey );

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/fieldfilter/FieldMap.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/fieldfilter/FieldMap.java	2014-06-25 11:27:12 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/fieldfilter/FieldMap.java	2014-06-25 13:32:36 +0000
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
 import com.google.common.collect.ForwardingMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import org.hisp.dhis.node.LinearNodePipeline;
 import org.hisp.dhis.node.NodePropertyConverter;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@
 
     private NodePropertyConverter nodePropertyConverter;
 
-    private String alias;
+    private final LinearNodePipeline pipeline = new LinearNodePipeline();
 
     @Override
     protected Map<String, FieldMap> delegate()
@@ -67,14 +68,9 @@
         return nodePropertyConverter != null;
     }
 
-    public String getAlias()
-    {
-        return alias;
-    }
-
-    public void setAlias( String alias )
-    {
-        this.alias = alias;
+    public LinearNodePipeline getPipeline()
+    {
+        return pipeline;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -82,7 +78,6 @@
     {
         return Objects.toStringHelper( this )
             .add( "map", standardToString() )
-            .add( "alias", alias )
             .add( "nodePropertyConverter", nodePropertyConverter )
             .toString();
     }