Enterprise COBOL
Course: CB1
Duration: 4 Days
Level: I
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Course Summary
This course provides each student with an acquired working knowledge of the essential tools of COBOL.
Topics Covered In This Course
INTRODUCTION TO COBOL CONCEPTS
- What is COBOL Programming
- How Does it Fit in the Environment
- Basic Terms and Language Structure
- Programming Fundamentals
COBOL: THE GROUND RULES
- LanguagXeas and Predefined Columns
- Identification Division
- Environment Division
- Data Division
- Procedure Division
- COBOL Organization
- JCL Rules
CREATING THE FIRST WORKING PROGRAM
- Compiling the First COBOL Program
- Simple Input/Output
- Defining Records
- Moving Data
- Debugging
PARAGRAPHS AND STRUCTURED PROGRAMS
- Organizing Subroutines
- The PERFORM Statement
- The PERFORM UNTIL Statement
- Repetitive Processing
- Paragraphs vs. Sections
- COBOL 6 Concepts
DEFINING AND MOVING DATA
- Working-Storage Concepts
- Level Numbers
- Groups and Elementary Items
- USAGE Clause
- PICTURE Clause
- Alphanumeric Data
- Numeric Data
- The MOVE Statement
SEQUENTIAL FILE OPERATIONS
- The INPUT-OUTPUT Section
- The FILE Section
- The OPEN and CLOSE Statements
- The READ Statement
- The WRITE Statement
- COBOL Intrinsic Functions
- Programming Sequential Files
COBOL ARITHMETIC
- Overview of Concepts
- COMPUTATIONAL Usage
- Arithmetic Operations
- The COMPUTE Statement
- SIZE Errors and ROUNDING
EDITING NUMERIC DATA
- Edited Data Format
- Implied Decimal Points
- Zero Suppression
- Floating Dollar Signs
COBOL LOGIC
- The IF Statement
- The ELSE Option
- Nested IF's
- The NOT Operator
- Compound IF's
- EVALUATE
TABLE PROCESSING
- Array Concepts
- Defining Tables
- The OCCURS Clause
- The PERFORM VARYING Statement
- Table Searching
- Index Concepts
- The SEARCH Statement
SUMMARY
- COBOL Future
- Structured Programming in COBOL
- COBOL 6 and the Future
What You Can Expect
Each student will be offered a solid foundation in the fundamentals of COBOL coding, including Program Structure, Design, Execution and Debugging. The concepts of structured programming are stressed with examples and explanation.
Who Should Take This Course
Application programmers with minimal experience in COBOL who wish formal training in the essential language and programming techniques.
Training Style
This course is taught using workshops that are conducted in a hands-on environment. The student will code, execute and debug a series of programs serving as an excellent example for future programming in COBOL.
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