FA-0243Mainframe & Enterprise Systems

IBM COBOL

MVS & VM Coding Fundamentals

Introduction

Why this course

The 1-day course, "IBM COBOL for MVS & VM Coding Fundamentals," is designed to provide participants with additional skills in COBOL programming for Mainframe Virtual Storage (MVS) and Virtual Machine (VM) environments.

Learning outcomes

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

Implement file handling, data transfer, and PERFORM statements in COBOL programs.
Identify compiler outputs and options for optimal program performance.

Prerequisites

Strong understanding of COBOL programming
Ability to set up VM for COBOL
Experience in writing COBOL code
Comprehension of algorithms

Training outline

8 modules

01PERFORM Statements in COBOL 3 topics

Types of PERFORM statements
Nested and inline PERFORMs
Implementing loops and conditional execution

02Compiler Outputs and Options 3 topics

Understanding compiler outputs
Interpreting error messages
Utilizing compiler options for optimal performance

03Advanced COBOL Coding Techniques 3 topics

Working with tables and arrays
Implementing subprograms and functions
Utilizing SORT and SEARCH operations

04Exercise: Developing a more complex COBOL program0 topics

05Best Practices and Debugging Techniques 0 topics

06COBOL programming best practices0 topics

07Debugging and troubleshooting COBOL programs0 topics

08Course Review and Q&A0 topics

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