COBOL Programming

Course No. 2200

Description Students will go in-depth to learn the four divisions of a COBOL program. Student knowledge is greatly enhanced
through the actual creation and execution of several small programs designed to reinforce lecture and in-class
discussions. Emphasis is placed on structured programming throughout the course.

Audience Individuals who are required to understand, develop, and maintain application programs written in COBOL.

Prerequisites Students should have an understanding of basic information systems concepts. No prior programming experience
is required. It would be helpful if the students were somewhat familiar with the installation’s compiling and
testing environment, since the course includes programming workshops.

Objectives • Become familiar with the structure of COBOL programs

• Experience compiling and testing a COBOL application program
• Create a COBOL program to process sequential files
• Learn and practice the application of Structured Programming constructs to COBOL programs
• Explore advanced topics such as subprograms and table handling

Major Topics • The Basic Elements of a COBOL Program

• Compiling and Testing
• Data Division Elements
• Procedure Division Elements
• Structured Programming
• Additional COBOL Elements
• Additional Topics

Duration 5 days
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 Course Contents

1. Overview •  Perform Until

•  Programming Life Cycle 4. Data Manipulation
•  What is COBOL? •  VALUE Clause
•  COBOL Evolution •  Numeric Literals
•  COBOL/MVS •  Alphanumeric Literals
•  COBOL Advantages •  Figurative Constants
•  COBOL Limitations •  ACCEPT
•  Research Support •  DAY-OF-WEEK
•  COBOL Preparation •  DAY
•  COBOL Structure •  DISPLAY
•  COBOL Columns •  MOVE
•  COBOL Lines •  Alphanumeric MOVE Examples
•  COBOL Syntax •  Numeric MOVE Examples
•  Summary •  INITIALIZE
•  COBOL/MVS Eliminated Features •  INITIALIZE Examples
2. First Three Divisions •  Reference Modification
•  Identification Division 5. Linking
•  Environment Division •  Compile and Link PROCs
•  Data Division •  Linkage Editor Functions
•  Variable Length Records •  Linkage Editor Files
•  Describing Data •  Linkage Editor Options
•  PICTURE Clause •  Linkage Editor Control Statements
•  Compiling Procedures •  Linking the Program
•  Compiler Files •  Static/Dynamic Compile/Link
•  Compiler Options
6. Branching
•  Compiler JCL
•  EXIT
•  Code Optimization
•  GO TO
3. Procedure Division •  Perform Times
•  Statements and Sentences •  Perform Thru
•  Paragraphs •  Inline PERFORM
•  Sections •  Perform Until with Test Before
•  Input/Output Statements •  Perform Until with Test After
•  OPEN
7. Usage
•  CLOSE
•  USAGE Clause
•  READ
•  Display Usage
•  WRITE
•  Packed-Decimal Usage
•  GOBACK
•  Binary Usage
•  STOP RUN
•  Moving Between Usages
•  RETURN-CODE
•  Table of Allowable MOVEs
•  Exercise - I/O Statements
•  Condition Names (88 LEVELS
•  Switches
•  Set to True
•  Perform

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 8. Editing 12. Table Handling
•  IF-ELSE •  Table Handling
•  CONTINUE •  Table Terminology
•  NEXT SENTENCE •  Table Coding with REDEFINES
•  Class Condition •  Building A Table (Data Division)
•  Sign Condition •  Building A Table (Procedure Division)
•  Relation Condition •  Table Lookup
•  Condition-Name Condition •  PERFORM VARYING
•  Table of Allowable Comparisons •  INDEXES
•  Compound & Negated IF-ELSE •  SET Statement
•  Compound Examples •  SEARCH Statement
•  Truth Tables •  SEARCH ALL Statement
•  EVALUATE 13. Sorting & Merging
9. Reports •  The SORT/MERGE Process
•  Report Components •  SORT/MERGE Parameters
•  COBOL Report Preparation •  SORT/MERGE Collating Sequence
•  Data Editing •  Describing the Files
•  Data Editing: Blank, Comma, Period •  Procedure Division - SORT
•  Data Editing: Dollar Sign, Minus, Plus •  Procedure Division - Input
•  Data Editing: Credits and Debits •  Procedure Division - Output
•  Suppressing & Protecting •  RELEASE & RETURN
•  Data Editing Characters - Floating •  Notes
•  Paper Positioning •  SORT Special Registers
•  Working Storage: Layout Definition •  JCL Considerations
•  Working Storage: Header Layouts •  Merge Considerations
•  Working Storage: Detail Line Layouts 14. VSAM File Handling
•  Working Storage: Footer Layouts •  QSAM
10. Arithmetic •  VSAM
•  COBOL Arithmetic •  VSAM Catalogs
•  COBOL Arithmetic Options •  KSDS
•  ADD •  ESDS
•  SUBTRACT •  RRDS
•  MULTIPLY •  Access Methods Services (IDCAMS)
•  DIVIDE •  Sample Delete/Define for Tax Table
•  COMPUTE •  Sample Load from Sequential File to KSDS

11. Called Modules •  COBOL/VSAM Considerations

•  COPY Statement •  Indexed File (KSDS)

•  REPLACE Statement •  Sequential File (ESDS)

•  COBOL Modules •  Relative File (RRDS)

•  CALL Statement •  File Status Code

•  CALL Statement with Parameters •  Selected File Status Codes

•  CALL Extensions •  Sample Environment/Data Division

•  CALL Examples •  File I/O

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 •  Reading a Record
•  Writing a Record
•  Removing a Record

Appendices
A. Advanced VSAM
B. Intrinsic Function
C. Batch Tracing Facility

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