diff --git a/scripts/config/replacements_config.json b/scripts/config/replacements_config.json
index 59df4bf1..d7fb122c 100644
--- a/scripts/config/replacements_config.json
+++ b/scripts/config/replacements_config.json
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
         "FREERUN_DRAM_ENERGY_STATUS":"power@energy\\-ram@",
         "NUM_CPUS":"#num_cpus_online",
         "UNC_PKG_ENERGY_STATUS":"power@energy\\-pkg@",
-        "UNC_DRAM_ENERGY_STATUS":"power@energy\\-ram@"
+        "UNC_DRAM_ENERGY_STATUS":"power@energy\\-ram@",
+        "INST_RETIRED.ANY_P:SUP":"INST_RETIRED.ANY_P:k",
+        "BR_INST_RETIRED.FAR_BRANCH:USER":"BR_INST_RETIRED.FAR_BRANCH:u"
     },
     "metric_source_events":{
         "CHAS_PER_SOCKET":"UNC_CHA([^\\s]*)",
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@
             "events": ["UNC_CHA_"],
             "unit":"cha",
             "translations":{
-                "filter1":"config1"
+                "filter1":"config1",
+                "c":"thresh"
             },
             "scale":100000000
         },
diff --git a/scripts/perf_format_converter.py b/scripts/perf_format_converter.py
index 765e4128..d6012a20 100644
--- a/scripts/perf_format_converter.py
+++ b/scripts/perf_format_converter.py
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ def convert_file(file_path):
             return
 
         # Deserialize input DB Json to dictionary
-        format_converter.deserialize_input()
         print(f"Processing file: <{str(file_path.name)}>")
+        format_converter.deserialize_input()
 
         format_converter.populate_issue_dict()
 
@@ -331,13 +331,17 @@ def get_public_description(self, metric):
         """
         # Start with base description
         description = metric["BriefDescription"].strip()
-
+        if not description.endswith("."):
+            description += ". "
+        else:
+            description += " "
+    
         # Add "Sample with:" blurb
         if "LocateWith" in metric and metric["LocateWith"] != "":
             events = metric["LocateWith"].split(";")
             events = [event.strip() for event in events if event.strip() != "#NA"]
             if len(events) >= 1:
-                description += f" Sample with: {", ".join(events)}" + "."
+                description += f"Sample with: {", ".join(events)}" + ". "
 
         # Add "Related metrics:" blurb
         related_metrics = []
@@ -350,13 +354,13 @@ def get_public_description(self, metric):
             related_metrics = set([m for m in related_metrics if m != self.translate_metric_name(metric)])
             
             if len(related_metrics) >= 1:
-                description += f" Related metrics: {", ".join(related_metrics)}" + "."
+                description += f"Related metrics: {", ".join(related_metrics)}" + ". "
         
         # Make sure description is more than one sentence
-        if description.count(".") < 1:
+        elif description.count(". ") == 1 and description.endswith(". "):
             return None
         
-        return description
+        return description.strip()
     
     def get_brief_description(self, metric):
         """
@@ -366,14 +370,23 @@ def get_brief_description(self, metric):
         @returns: string containing the shortened description
         """
          # Start with base description
-        description = metric["BriefDescription"]
+        description = metric["BriefDescription"] + " "
+
+        # Sanitize 
+        if "i.e." in description:   # Special case if i.e. in description
+            description = description.replace("i.e.", "ie:")
 
         # Get only first sentence
-        if "." in description:
-            return description.split(".")[0] + "."
+        if description.count(". ") > 1:
+            description = description.split(". ")[0] + ". "
+        elif description.count(". ") == 1 and description.strip().endswith("."):
+            description = description.strip()
+        elif description.count(". ") == 1 and not description.strip().endswith("."):
+            description = description.split(". ")[0] + ". "
         else:
-            return description
+            description =  description.strip() + "."
 
+        return description.replace("ie:", "i.e.").strip()
 
     def translate_metric_name(self, metric):
         """