Because JavaTest and the JavaTest Agent run on different systems, values such as path names and variable names may differ on each system. For example, if a file is accessed over a network, it might be mounted as `/home/tests/lib` on the JavaTest system and as `F:\tests\lib` on the system running the JavaTest Agent.

The map file is used to associate values used on the JavaTest Agent with those used by JavaTest. The map file is specified on the JavaTest Agent, but the use of the map must be enabled here.

For example, these are map file entries when you pass the interview on Solaris but run the Agent on Windows:
# mapping for TCK directory:
`/usr/local/home/jaxb/jaxb_tck c:\jaxb\jaxb_tck`
# mapping for working directory:
`/usr/local/home/jaxb/tck/work h:\jaxb\tck\work`

For more information about map files, refer to the JavaTest User's Guide or to the JAXB TCK User's Guide.