diff --git a/addons/base/controllers/main.py b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
index 606179e629a..0c8a7d2f1bf 100644
--- a/addons/base/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ class Export(View):
         return fields
 
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
-    def get_fields(self, req, model, prefix='', name= '',
+    def get_fields(self, req, model, prefix='', parent_name= '',
                    import_compat=True, parent_field_type=None):
 
         fields = self.fields_get(req, model)
@@ -1094,11 +1094,11 @@ class Export(View):
             fields = {}
         fields.update({'id': {'string': 'ID'}, '.id': {'string': 'Database ID'}})
 
-        fields_seq = sorted(fields.iteritems(),
+        fields_sequence = sorted(fields.iteritems(),
             key=lambda field: field[1].get('string', ''), reverse=True)
 
         records = []
-        for field_name, field in fields_seq:
+        for field_name, field in fields_sequence:
             if import_compat and field.get('readonly'):
                 # If none of the field's states unsets readonly, skip the field
                 if all(dict(attrs).get('readonly', True)
@@ -1106,15 +1106,15 @@ class Export(View):
                     continue
 
             id = prefix + (prefix and '/'or '') + field_name
-            nm = name + (name and '/' or '') + field['string']
-            record = {'id': id, 'string': nm, 'children': [],
+            name = parent_name + (parent_name and '/' or '') + field['string']
+            record = {'id': id, 'string': name, 'children': [],
                       'field_type': field.get('type'),
                       'required': field.get('required')}
             records.append(record)
 
-            if len(nm.split('/')) < 3 and 'relation' in field:
+            if len(name.split('/')) < 3 and 'relation' in field:
                 ref = field.pop('relation')
-                record['params'] = {'model': ref, 'prefix': id, 'name': nm}
+                record['params'] = {'model': ref, 'prefix': id, 'name': name}
                 if import_compat and field['type'] in ('many2one', 'many2many'):
                     # m2m remains childless
                     if field['type'] == 'many2one':
diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/js/data_export.js b/addons/base/static/src/js/data_export.js
index cc9dcd736c1..00346fada29 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/js/data_export.js
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/js/data_export.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ openerp.base.DataExport = openerp.base.Dialog.extend({
                             self.rpc("/base/export/get_fields", {
                                 model: model,
                                 prefix: prefix,
-                                name: name,
+                                parent_name: name,
                                 import_compat: Boolean(import_comp),
                                 parent_field_type : record['field_type']
                             }, function(results) {