def to_tables(cols):
  """Builds and returns a Dictionary whose keys are table names and values are OrderedDicts whose
  keys are column names and values are the col objects from which the definition is derived.
  """
  tables = OrderedDict()
  for col in cols:
    tname = col["table_name"]
    if tname not in tables:
      tables[tname] = OrderedDict()
    tables[tname][col["column_name"]] = col
  return tables