About this Course

This course provides application developers with basic knowledge in developing COBOL programs in a mainframe environment.

Audience Profile

Application programmers who want to learn COBOL.

At Course Completion

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Code and test COBOL batch programs
• Understand the principles and practices of “Structured Coding”

Prerequisites

Familiarity with z/OS JCL, TSO/ISPF and z/OS Utilities and a programming background is preferred.

Course Outline

• Introduction to IBM Mainframes
• How to Compile and Test Programs on an IBM Mainframe
• Introduction to COBOL Programming
• Compile, Test, and Debug a COBOL Program
• Writing a Program that Prepares a Report
• How to Design, Code, and Test a Structured Program
• How to Use the COBOL Features for Structured Coding
• Other Ways to Define, Move, and Initialize Fields
• Arithmetic Statements and Intrinsic Functions
• Working with Dates
• Working with Characters
• Working with Tables
• Copy Members and Subprograms
• How to Become an Effective Maintenance Programmer