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Mainframe Cobol Training Course Overview
Mainframe COBOL training at Multisoft Systems is designed to equip aspiring and existing programmers with comprehensive knowledge and skills in COBOL, one of the most enduring programming languages used in business-critical applications across various industries. This course delves into the intricacies of COBOL programming, focusing on both the foundational aspects and advanced techniques needed to manage and maintain legacy systems efficiently. Participants will learn through a combination of theoretical lessons and practical sessions, gaining expertise in writing, analyzing, and debugging COBOL code effectively. The curriculum covers essential topics such as data types, file handling, subroutines, and intricate COBOL programming elements that are critical for manipulating and processing data. Additionally, the training emphasizes the integration of COBOL applications with modern databases and interfaces, ensuring learners can adapt legacy systems to contemporary business requirements.
This training is ideal for individuals looking to enhance their programming careers in sectors that rely heavily on stable, reliable, and efficient systems, such as finance, insurance, and government. By the end of the course, participants will possess the necessary skills to contribute to their organizations by optimizing and upgrading their mainframe capabilities, ensuring robust data processing and application performance.
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Mainframe COBOL training at Multisoft Systems is designed to equip aspiring and existing programmers with comprehensive knowledge and skills in COBOL, one of the most enduring programming languages used in business-critical applications across various industries. This course delves into the intricacies of COBOL programming, focusing on both the foundational aspects and advanced techniques needed to manage and maintain legacy systems efficiently. Participants will learn through a combination of theoretical lessons and practical sessions, gaining expertise in writing, analyzing, and debugging COBOL code effectively. The curriculum covers essential topics such as data types, file handling, subroutines, and intricate COBOL programming elements that are critical for manipulating and processing data. Additionally, the training emphasizes the integration of COBOL applications with modern databases and interfaces, ensuring learners can adapt legacy systems to contemporary business requirements.
This training is ideal for individuals looking to enhance their programming careers in sectors that rely heavily on stable, reliable, and efficient systems, such as finance, insurance, and government. By the end of the course, participants will possess the necessary skills to contribute to their organizations by optimizing and upgrading their mainframe capabilities, ensuring robust data processing and application performance.
- Understand the syntax and structure of COBOL language to write efficient code for applications running on mainframe systems.
- Learn to troubleshoot and refine COBOL programs, enhancing performance and reliability.
- Gain skills in managing data through sequential, indexed, and relative file types in COBOL.
- Develop proficiency in using subroutines to create modular and maintainable code.
- Explore methods to integrate COBOL applications with modern databases and user interfaces to meet contemporary business needs.
- Apply knowledge through hands-on labs and projects that simulate real-world business scenarios and solutions.
- Equip with the necessary skills to maintain and upgrade existing COBOL-based systems, ensuring their operational efficiency and longevity.
Course Prerequisite
- Familiarity with any programming language helps grasp COBOL concepts more effectively.
- An introductory understanding of how mainframe systems operate can be beneficial.
Course Target Audience
- Aspiring Programmers
- Experienced Mainframe Developers
- IT Professionals in Legacy Systems
- System Analysts
- Software Engineers
- Data Processing Professionals
- Professionals in Banking and Financial Services
- Government IT Staff
- Students in Computer Science or Information Technology
- Career Changers interested in Legacy System Programming
Course Content
Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Your First Enterprise COBOL Program
- What is Enterprise COBOL
- COBOL divisions
- Analyzing a sample COBOL program
- Column layout
- Exercise: First Program
Module 3: Compiling and Linking Your First Program
- Creating a Loadlib PDS
- Compile and Link PROC
- Compile and Link JCL
- Exercise: Compile Program
Module 4: Running Your First Program and Helpful References
- Compile, Link and GO PROC
- Enterprise COBOL IBM Manuals
- Language Environment IBM Manuals
- Exericise: Run Program
Module 5: Identification Division, Load Libraries and Documentation
- Coding the Identification Division
- Load Libraries and CSECTs
- Self-Documentation
- Exercise: Identification Division
Module 6: Data Division Essentials: Part 1
- The four sections of the DATA division
- Naming COBOL Variables/Identifiers
- Level Numbers
- Group and Elementary Items
- Picture Clauses
- Value Clause
- Exercise: Data Division Part 1
Module 7: Data Division Essentials: Part 2
- Numeric Edited Pictures
- Figurative Constants
- Data Continuation
- Numeric and Alphanumeric Literals/Values
- Exercise: Data Division Part 2
Module 8: Data Division Essentials: Part 3
- FILLER and Implied FILLER
- Blank When Zero
- Justified
- QUALIFICATION - for Duplicate Variables
- REDEFINES
- WORKING-STORAGE Layout
- Exercise: Data Division Part 3
Module 9: COBOL Numbers
- COBOL Numbers
- Hexadecimal in COBOL
- Data Representation
- USAGE IS DISPLAY - EBCDIC
- USAGE IS COMP-3
- Big Decimal Numbers - 31 Digits
- Exercise: COBOL Numbers
Module 10: Procedure Division Essentials: Arithmetic and Assignment
- ADD
- SUBTRACT
- MULTIPLY
- DIVIDE
- COMPUTE
- MOVE
- Exercise: Arithmetic and Assignment
Module 11: Procedure Division Essentials: Conditions, 88's and IF's
- Conditions
- Numeric and Alphabetic Class Tests
- IF and Nested IF
- Coding and Setting 88's
- Exercise: Conditions
Module 12: Procedure Division Essentials: Looping with PERFORM
- IN-LINE PERFORMs
- OUT-OF-LINE PERFORMs
- Referencing Modification - Substring
- Exercise: Looping
Module 13: Structured Programming Concepts Part 1
- Structured Programming Concepts
- Modular Programming
- Functional Decomposition
- Pseudocode
- Structured Code
- Meaningful Names
- Exercise: Sequential I/O
Module 14: Structured Programming Concepts Part 2
- More Functional Decomposition
- Pseudocode
- Structured Code and Meaningful Names
- Testing
- Exercise: Structured Programming
Module 15: Sequential File I/O
- I/O Processing
- SELECT...ASSIGN...
- FD - File Definition
- OPEN and CLOSE
- READ and READ INTO
- WRITE and WRITE FROM
- A Sample Program for Sequential I/O
- Sample JCL
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Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: I/O for Raw Data, Stored Data, and Reports
- Reading Raw Data
- Writing Stored Data
- Reading Stored Data
- Writing Simple Reports
- Exercise: Basic I/O
Module 3: Conditional Processing with EVALUATE
- Object EVALUATE
- Logical EVALUATE
- Next Sentence vs. Continue
- Periods
- Exercise: EVALUATE
Module 4: Binary Numbers in COBOL
- USAGE IS COMP
- Data Type comparison
- Big Binary - COMP-5 and TRUNC(BIN)
- Efficient coding of COMP numberbers
- Exercise: Advanced Numbers
Module 5: Structured Programming Logic for Application Programs
- Functional Decomposition
- Structured COBOL Code
- Chaining, Coupling and Cohesion
- Exercise: Structured Programming Logic
Module 6: Structured Walkthrough
- What is a Structured Walkthrough
- How To Conduct One
- Benefits
Module 7: Logic for Simple Reports
- Headers, Column Headers and Footers
- Counting Detail Lines
- Creating Test Data
- Exercise: Simple Reports
Module 8: Logic for Validation and Error Reports
- Error Reports
- Validating Input Data
- Defensive Programming, I/O Counters
- Page # of # Reports
- Exercise: Error Reports
Module 9: Logic for One-Level Control-Break Reports
- One-Level Control Break Logic
- Cover Pages and Trailer/Summary Lines
- Creating Test Data
- Exercise: One-Level Control Breaks
Module 10: Advanced Reports and Dates
- Muliple-Level Control Break Logic
- Today's Date-Using ACCEPT
- Pseudo Registers for Dates
- Intrinsic Functions for Dates
- Creating Test Data
- Exercise: Advanced Reports
Module 11: Copybooks and Compiler Options for Debugging
- COPY and Other Compiler Directing Statements
- COPYLIB JCL - SYSLIB DD
- COPY xxx REPLACING xxx BY xxx
- EJECT and SKIP
- TEST and SSRANGE compiler options for debugging
- Exercise: Copybooks
Module 12: Logic for Transaction Master Updates
- Transaction Master Update Logic
- Creating Test Data
- Exercise: Transaction Master
Module 13: One-Dimensional Tables Part 1
- Table Processing
- Table Definition, Fixed Length
- Indexing
- Display the Value of an Index
- Initializing a Table
- Looping Through a Table
- Exercise: One-Dimension Tables Part 1
Module 14: One-Dimensional Tables Part 2
- Table Example
- Initialize a Table Using REDEFINES
- INITIALIZE verb
- Initialize a Table with VALUE
- Exercise: One-Dimension Tables Part 2
Module 15: Searching A Table
- Searching Using PERFORM
- Linear SEARCH and Example
- Binary SEARCH and Example
- Exercise: Search
Module 16: More Table Processing
- Subscripts
- Indexing Vs. Subscripting
- SSRANGE Debug Option
- Table Efficiencies
- Variable-length Tables
- Exercise: More Tables
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