Tools

List of BPLIM created tools to be used with available datasets
Software	Name	Description	Version	Applicability
Stata	bpencode	Allows users to encode a variable using other variable or an Excel file. Unlike encode, it's possible to use this command with a numeric variable in order to label its values.	2022-05-02	General
Stata	bpstat	Allows users to import over 290.000 statistical series from Banco de Portugal BPstat Databaset	2024-03-04	General
Stata	aggregate	Calculates aggregates by period (year or quarter) for the CRC datasets	2020-01-14	CRC_FRM, CRC_FRMBNK
Stata	checkinvariant	Check if a variable is invariant within a group	2019-12-20	General
Stata	adocompare	Compares versions of ados found in two paths/files. The command produces an Excel report detailing the differences in ados and its versions in the input paths/files.	2022-12-06	General
Stata	cbhp_addindic	Computes a set of indicators available in the Harmonized Panel of Central Balance Sheet Database	2019-10-30	CBHP
Stata	default	Computes default event	2019-10-30	CRC_FRM, CRC_FRMBNK
Stata	relationspell	Computes relationship spells	2019-10-30	CRC_FRMBNK
Stata	ireepanel	Constructs a panel data set of the Fast and Exceptional Enterprise Survey - COVID-19 (COVID-IREE)	2021-04-13	COVID-IREE
Stata	mergecrc	Creates linking ids for financial institutions in Central Credit Register (CRC) for the purpose of merging with Bank Balance Sheet (BBS)	2020-09-07	CRC_FRMBNK

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