When you save a Column Map Procedure as an object in the Optim™ Directory, any Column Map in the same Directory can reference it. At times you may also want to generate a file that includes information needed to create a Column Map Procedure. The file can then be used, perhaps on a different machine or while connected to a different Optim Directory, to populate the Column Map Proc Editor. From the Column Map Proc Editor, the information in the file can be saved as an object in the Optim Directory. Use the Column Map export function to create a file that contains a Column Map Procedure.