diff --git a/ado/derivescores.ado b/ado/derivescores.ado
index 4bef625..40b143e 100644
--- a/ado/derivescores.ado
+++ b/ado/derivescores.ado
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 *! derivescores.ado: Stata tool to enable structured derivation of (score) variables from classifications based on derivation tables
 program define derivescores , nclass sortpreserve
 	version 14 // Stata version 14 or newer required
-	// parse subcommands: valid are "help", "setup", "list", "wipe", "info", "label", "crosswalk", "destring"
-	local validcmds help setup list wipe info label crosswalk destring
+	// parse subcommands: valid are "help", "setup", "list", "wipe", "info", "valuelabel", "crosswalk", "destring"
+	local validcmds help setup list wipe info valuelabel crosswalk destring
 	gettoken cmd 0 : 0, parse(`" ,"')
         local cmdlength=length(`"`cmd'"')
 	// no subcommand specified -- issue error message
diff --git a/ado/derivescores_crosswalk.ado b/ado/derivescores_crosswalk.ado
index f03684d..1ea8bc8 100644
--- a/ado/derivescores_crosswalk.ado
+++ b/ado/derivescores_crosswalk.ado
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 */
 program define derivescores_crosswalk , nclass
 	// syntax declaration and macros
-	syntax varname(string) , FROMdeclaration(string) TOdeclaration(string) generate(name) [, AUXiliary(varlist) ASNUMeric ]
+	syntax varname(string) , FROMdeclaration(string) TOdeclaration(string) generate(name) [, AUXiliary(varlist) ASNUMeric labelname(passthru) ]
 	// check options, prepare macros
 	confirm new variable `generate', exact
 	local probmarkername probmarker
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ program define derivescores_crosswalk , nclass
 	}
 	// convert targetConcept to classifications prefValue, if specified
 	if (!missing(`"`asnumeric'"')) {
-		*! will work as soon as -derivescores destring- is finished *!
-		derivescores destring `generate' , declaration(`todeclaration') replace
-		derivescores label `generate' , declaration(`todeclaration')
+		derivescores destring `generate' , declaration(`todeclaration') replace label `labelname'
 	}
 	// quit
 	exit 0
diff --git a/ado/derivescores_destring.ado b/ado/derivescores_destring.ado
index ba3f5b1..ffcd24d 100644
--- a/ado/derivescores_destring.ado
+++ b/ado/derivescores_destring.ado
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 */
 program define derivescores_destring , nclass
 	// syntax declaration and macros
-	syntax varname(string) , DEClaration(string) [, generate(name) replace verbose ]
+	syntax varname(string) , DEClaration(string) [, generate(name) replace verbose LABel labelname(passthru) ]
 	// set macros
 	local sourcevarname Concept
 	local targetvarname prefValue
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ program define derivescores_destring , nclass
 	rename (`re_renamefrom') (`re_renameto')
 	// label target variable
 	label variable `generate' `"`: variable label `varlist''"'
+	// if requested, value-label the new variable
+	if (`"`label'"'==`"label"') {
+		derivescores valuelabel `generate' , declaration(`declaration') `labelname'
+	}
 	// replace-scenario: interchange (temporary) new and already existing variable names
 	if `"`replace'"'=="replace" {
 		rename (`varlist' `generate') (`generate' `varlist')
diff --git a/ado/derivescores_label.ado b/ado/derivescores_valuelabel.ado
similarity index 92%
rename from ado/derivescores_label.ado
rename to ado/derivescores_valuelabel.ado
index a15915c..7773716 100644
--- a/ado/derivescores_label.ado
+++ b/ado/derivescores_valuelabel.ado
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  derivescores_label.ado: labels one or more variables with classification labels
+  derivescores_valuelabel.ado: value-labels one or more variables with classification labels
   
     Copyright (C) 2017 	Daniel Bela (daniel.bela@lifbi.de)
 			Knut Wenzig
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-*! derivescores_label.ado: labels one or more variables with classification labels
+*! derivescores_valuelabel.ado: value-labels one or more variables with classification labels
 /*
 	This procedure reads a classification declaration from derivescores' storage,
 		and value-labels one or more given numeric variables accordingly;
 		the numeric variables are assumed to contain "prefValues", as of
 		the corresponding table declaration
 */
-program define derivescores_label , nclass
+program define derivescores_valuelabel , nclass
 	// syntax declaration and macros
 	syntax varlist(numeric) , DEClaration(string) [, LABELname(name) Style(string) verbose replace ]
 	// abort if -derivescores setup- has not been run previously
diff --git a/derivescores.pkg b/derivescores.pkg
index 3ac9d21..a56bf28 100644
--- a/derivescores.pkg
+++ b/derivescores.pkg
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ d you should search SSC from within Stata.
 d
 d Requires: Stata version 14 or newer
 d
-d Distribution-Date: 20170716
+d Distribution-Date: 20170717
 d
 d Authors: Daniel Bela and Knut Wenzig
 d Support: {browse "https://github.com/dirtyhawk/stata-derivescores"}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ f ado/derivescores_help.ado
 f ado/derivescores_info.ado
 f ado/derivescores_list.ado
 f ado/derivescores_setup.ado
-f ado/derivescores_label.ado
+f ado/derivescores_valuelabel.ado
 f ado/derivescores_wipe.ado
 f help/derivescores.sthlp
 f help/gnugpl.sthlp
diff --git a/derivescores.stpr b/derivescores.stpr
index dfe5368..686cefb 100644
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