diff --git a/processing/post/addMapped.py b/processing/post/addRowMapped.py
similarity index 92%
rename from processing/post/addMapped.py
rename to processing/post/addRowMapped.py
index f67d88d15..16250aa1f 100755
--- a/processing/post/addMapped.py
+++ b/processing/post/addRowMapped.py
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ scriptID   = ' '.join([scriptName,damask.version])
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [file[s]]', description = """
-Add data in column(s) of second ASCIItable selected from row that is given by the value in a mapping column.
+Add data in column(s) of second ASCIItable selected from the row indexed by the value in a mapping column.
 
 """, version = scriptID)
 
 parser.add_option('-c','--map',
                   dest = 'map',
                   type = 'string', metavar = 'string',
-                  help = 'heading of column containing row mapping')
+                  help = 'column label containing row mapping')
 parser.add_option('-o','--offset',
                   dest = 'offset',
                   type = 'int', metavar = 'int',
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ parser.add_option('-o','--offset',
 parser.add_option('-l','--label',
                   dest = 'label',
                   action = 'extend', metavar = '<string LIST>',
-                  help='column label(s) to be mapped')
+                  help='column label(s) to be appended')
 parser.add_option('-a','--asciitable',
                   dest = 'asciitable',
                   type = 'string', metavar = 'string',
-                  help = 'mapped ASCIItable')
+                  help = 'indexed ASCIItable')
 
 parser.set_defaults(offset = 0,
                    )
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ if options.asciitable is not None and os.path.isfile(options.asciitable):
                                   readonly = True) 
   mappedTable.head_read()                                                                           # read ASCII header info of mapped table
   missing_labels = mappedTable.data_readArray(options.label)
+  mappedTable.close()                                                                               # close mapped input ASCII table
 
   if len(missing_labels) > 0:
     damask.util.croak('column{} {} not found...'.format('s' if len(missing_labels) > 1 else '',', '.join(missing_labels)))
@@ -106,5 +107,3 @@ for name in filenames:
 # ------------------------------------------ output finalization -----------------------------------  
 
   table.close()                                                                                     # close ASCII tables
-
-mappedTable.close()                                                                                 # close mapped input ASCII table
diff --git a/processing/post/addValueMapped.py b/processing/post/addValueMapped.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cd0f50d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processing/post/addValueMapped.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
+# -*- coding: UTF-8 no BOM -*-
+
+import os,sys
+import numpy as np
+from optparse import OptionParser
+import damask
+
+scriptName = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(__file__))[0]
+scriptID   = ' '.join([scriptName,damask.version])
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+#                                MAIN
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog options [file[s]]', description = """
+Add data of selected column(s) from (first) row of second ASCIItable that shares the mapping column value.
+
+""", version = scriptID)
+
+parser.add_option('-c','--map',
+                  dest = 'map', nargs = 2,
+                  type = 'string', metavar = 'string string',
+                  help = 'column labels containing linked values')
+parser.add_option('-l','--label',
+                  dest = 'label',
+                  action = 'extend', metavar = '<string LIST>',
+                  help='column label(s) to be appended')
+parser.add_option('-a','--asciitable',
+                  dest = 'asciitable',
+                  type = 'string', metavar = 'string',
+                  help = 'indexed ASCIItable')
+
+parser.set_defaults()
+
+(options,filenames) = parser.parse_args()
+
+if options.label is None:
+  parser.error('no data columns specified.')
+if options.map is None:
+  parser.error('no mapping columns given.')
+
+# ------------------------------------------ process mapping ASCIItable ---------------------------
+
+if options.asciitable is not None and os.path.isfile(options.asciitable):
+
+  mappedTable = damask.ASCIItable(name = options.asciitable,
+                                  buffered = False,
+                                  readonly = True) 
+  mappedTable.head_read()                                                                           # read ASCII header info of mapped table
+  if mappedTable.label_dimension(options.map[1]) != 1:
+    parser.error('mapping column {} needs to be scalar valued.'.format(options.map[1]))
+
+  missing_labels = mappedTable.data_readArray([options.map[1]]+options.label)
+  mappedTable.close()                                                                               # close mapped input ASCII table
+
+  if len(missing_labels) > 0:
+    damask.util.croak('column{} {} not found...'.format('s' if len(missing_labels) > 1 else '',', '.join(missing_labels)))
+
+else:
+  parser.error('no indexed ASCIItable given.')
+
+# --- loop over input files -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if filenames == []: filenames = [None]
+
+for name in filenames:
+  try:    table = damask.ASCIItable(name = name,
+                                    buffered = False)
+  except: continue
+  damask.util.report(scriptName,name)
+
+# ------------------------------------------ read header ------------------------------------------
+
+  table.head_read()
+
+# ------------------------------------------ sanity checks ----------------------------------------
+
+  errors = []
+
+  mappedColumn = table.label_index(options.map[0])  
+  if mappedColumn <  0: errors.append('mapping column {} not found.'.format(options.map[0]))
+
+  if errors != []:
+    damask.util.croak(errors)
+    table.close(dismiss = True)
+    continue
+
+# ------------------------------------------ assemble header --------------------------------------
+
+  table.info_append(scriptID + '\t' + ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
+  table.labels_append(mappedTable.labels(raw = True)[1:])                                           # extend with new labels (except for mapped column)
+  table.head_write()
+
+# ------------------------------------------ process data ------------------------------------------
+
+  outputAlive = True
+  while outputAlive and table.data_read():                                                          # read next data line of ASCII table
+    try:
+      table.data_append(mappedTable.data[np.argwhere(mappedTable.data[:,0] == 
+                                                     float(table.data[mappedColumn]))[0]])          # add data from first matching line
+    except IndexError:
+      table.data_append(np.nan*np.ones_like(mappedTable.data[0]))                                   # or add NaNs
+    outputAlive = table.data_write()                                                                # output processed line
+
+# ------------------------------------------ output finalization -----------------------------------  
+
+  table.close()                                                                                     # close ASCII tables