When you create a load request, the Load Request Editor Options dialog opens with the Load Request Editor.

Click the down arrow to select an Optim™ server, or select Local to process the request on the local workstation.
The name of a source archive or extract file used as the basis for the load request. This file provides the data model for a table map and, unless overridden, the data to be loaded. You can browse the contents of a source file by clicking or by right-clicking to select Browse from the menu.
The name of a control file, used to track the success or failure of processing each row in the source file. The .cf extension is added by default. If you do not provide a path with file names, the default data directory defined in personal options is used.
If you enter the name of an existing file, a dialog prompts to confirm that you want to overwrite the file. To disable the confirmation prompt, use personal options. You can browse the contents of a control file by clicking or by right‑clicking to select Browse from the menu.
A table map matches tables in the source file to destination tables or excludes selected tables from processing. To be saved or processed, a load request must reference a valid table map. Click from the menu to display the Table Map referenced for load processing.
Optionally, a table map might reference a column map for a pair of tables to: