COBOL Training Classes and Seminars

DB2 Application Programming (COBOL) (Rel 2.3) This course teaches students how to use embedded SQL in their applications to retrieve and update information contained in DB2. more...

IMS/DB Programming (COBOL) (ver 4) Teaches developers to design and program IMS/DB applications and to write online transactions using a variety of interactive practical examples. more...

IMS/DC Programming (COBOL) Teaches new IMS/DC developers to maintain existing systems or develop new IMS/DC systems. more...

COBOL Basic Applications This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. An example date field problem is identified and resolved. A simple COBOL product recall application is designed using flowcharts, pseudocode, and Record Layout Forms. The contents of a sequential... more...

COBOL Calculation Applications This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. A subset of the contents of a sequential master file are retrieved. Calculations are performed on the data and a print file is generated. This course is based on ANSI X3.23-1974 and ANSI X3.23-1985... more...

COBOL Basic File Processing TA COBOL product recall application will be created that accepts input from a sequential sales file and an index customer file, then generates a sorted customer contact file. This course is based on ANSI X3.23-1974 and ANSI X3.23-1985 COBOL standards. This course is designed for individuals with some prior programming experience who require an introduction to, or to be reacquainted with, the... more...

COBOL Complex File Processing This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. The first application accepts input from two files, the Customer Contact file and the Warranty file. The data is checked for the latest contact information and a master contact log file is generated.... more...

COBOL Interactive Applications This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. An application will be created that allows a user to update a relative master recalled parts file by manually inputting the data, and automatically generate a transaction log of the updated records.... more...

COBOL Report Generation This course will present task-based, real-world scenarios covering the design, coding, and implementation of one type of COBOL application that is commonly required by businesses with large files. This interactive application will write a recall customer notification report and a recall status report. This course is based on ANSI X3.23-1974 and ANSI X3.23-1985 COBOL standards. This course is... more...

IBM COBOL for MVS IBM COBOL for MVS more...

COBOL for VSE COBOL for VSE more...

COBOL Curriculum The COBOL Curriculum Bundle includes the following five courses: COBOL Basics Duration 2 - 3 hours Prerequisites Basic knowledge of Computing Concepts Objectives After completing this Course, the student will be able to: - Name the elements of syntax used in COBOL - Understand the Data Division & Data Types Course Content Module 1 INTRODUCTION TO COBOL Introduction to COBOL Elements of the... more...

IMS Database Concepts for COBOL Programmers IMS Database Concepts for COBOL Programmers more...

Advanced COBOL This course covers four important advanced topics in the COBOL series. The student learns the syntax, rules, and methodology for creating character-based screen formats, accepting, and displaying data. Designed for programmers who have an extensive understanding of COBOL more...

OS 390 COBOL This course provides information regarding the use and future directions of COBOL under OS/390. It begins by covering the fundamentals of accessing three important databases and transaction systems from the point of view of the COBOL programmer. These are the CICS online transaction processing system, the DB2 relational database, and the IMS/DB hierarchical database management system. The... more...

Basic COBOL This course provides a thorough foundation in COBOL programming. It begins by describing COBOL, the format and source statements, the name and purpose of each division in the program, defining variables in WORKING-STORAGE, creating paragraphs and executable statements in the PROCEDURE DIVISION. PERFORM, GO and IF statements are covered. A first COBOL program is developed from start to... more...

Intermediate COBOL This course continues from the Basic COBOL course and extends the student's knowledge of COBOL programming in both volume and depth. The course begins by thoroughly describing the seven major sections within the DATA DIVISION and the purpose of each. The student learns many of the more subtle ways to define and store data. All the major clauses available in a data description item are... more...