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| <h3>About Training</h3><p>This course is the essential second part of the definitive introduction to COBOL programming that starts with the course 'COBOL Programming Part 1 - Foundation Level'. Introducing programmers with some experience to the more advanced features of COBOL, this course completes the lessons on how to write new programs and how to maintain existing ones.</p><p>As attendees will be writing testing and debugging actual programs, the use of COBOL logic will be reinforced during this course. The course is taught using a combination of formal classroom sessions and practical exercises, and includes realistic case studies.</p><p><br></p><br /><h3>What You'll Learn</h3><p>On successful completion of this course you will be able to:</p><ul><li>code and call COBOL subprograms</li><li>define and access tables using either subscripts or indexes</li><li>use the COBOL internal sort facility</li><li>define and use VSAM files</li></ul><br /><h3>Who Should Attend</h3><p>Trainee or junior programmers who have already been writing or maintaining COBOL programs.</p><br /><h3>Outline</h3><h4>COBOL Revision</h4><ul><li><em>Attendees will be required to write a COBOL program in order to demonstrate that they have a sufficient level of understanding of the language. This will also enable the instructor to identify any areas that require attention.</em></li></ul><h4>Table Handling</h4><ul><li>PERFORM...VARYING and TABLES</li><li>two and three dimensional tables; indexed tables: SET, PERFORM... VARYING with indexes, SEARCH<ul><li>INITIALISING TABLES</li><li>OCCURS DEPENDING ON</li><li>complex ODO. </li></ul></li><li><em>How tables (arrays) are used within COBOL programs.</em></li></ul><h4>Subprograms</h4><ul><li>CALL statement<ul><li>LINKAGE SECTION</li><li>ENTRY</li><li>GOBACK</li><li>EXIT PROGRAM</li><li>CANCEL</li><li>subprogram examples</li><li>dynamic CALLs </li></ul></li><li><em>Describes program linkage, how data is passed from one program to another and distinguishes between static and dynamic linkage.</em></li></ul><h4>VSAM File Handling</h4><ul><li>RELATIVE and INDEXED FILE-CONTROL entries</li><li>VSAM status keys and return codes<ul><li>READ</li><li>WRITE</li><li>START</li><li>REWRITE</li><li>DELETE</li></ul></li><li><em>Showing all aspects of accessing VSAM files in a COBOL Program</em></li></ul><h4>The SORT Facility</h4><ul><li>SORT FILE description entry<ul><li>determining SORT success</li><li>SORT verb</li><li>RELEASE</li><li>RETURN</li></ul></li><li><em>How to invoke SORT from a COBOL program.</em></li></ul><h4>Miscellaneous COBOL Statements</h4><ul><li>SET</li><li>INSPECT</li><li>STRING</li><li>UNSTRING</li><li>SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph</li><li>CURRENCY SIGN and DECIMAL POINT clauses</li><li>CLASS clause</li></ul><br /> Bilginç IT Academy Maslak Mahallesi, Maslak Meydan Sk. No:5 Şişli/İstanbul 34398 Türkiye | 5 Days |    |
| <h3>About Training</h3><p>This course is the essential second part of the definitive introduction to COBOL programming that starts with the course 'COBOL Programming Part 1 - Foundation Level'. Introducing programmers with some experience to the more advanced features of COBOL, this course completes the lessons on how to write new programs and how to maintain existing ones.</p><p>As attendees will be writing testing and debugging actual programs, the use of COBOL logic will be reinforced during this course. The course is taught using a combination of formal classroom sessions and practical exercises, and includes realistic case studies.</p><p><br></p><br /><h3>What You'll Learn</h3><p>On successful completion of this course you will be able to:</p><ul><li>code and call COBOL subprograms</li><li>define and access tables using either subscripts or indexes</li><li>use the COBOL internal sort facility</li><li>define and use VSAM files</li></ul><br /><h3>Who Should Attend</h3><p>Trainee or junior programmers who have already been writing or maintaining COBOL programs.</p><br /><h3>Outline</h3><h4>COBOL Revision</h4><ul><li><em>Attendees will be required to write a COBOL program in order to demonstrate that they have a sufficient level of understanding of the language. This will also enable the instructor to identify any areas that require attention.</em></li></ul><h4>Table Handling</h4><ul><li>PERFORM...VARYING and TABLES</li><li>two and three dimensional tables; indexed tables: SET, PERFORM... VARYING with indexes, SEARCH<ul><li>INITIALISING TABLES</li><li>OCCURS DEPENDING ON</li><li>complex ODO. </li></ul></li><li><em>How tables (arrays) are used within COBOL programs.</em></li></ul><h4>Subprograms</h4><ul><li>CALL statement<ul><li>LINKAGE SECTION</li><li>ENTRY</li><li>GOBACK</li><li>EXIT PROGRAM</li><li>CANCEL</li><li>subprogram examples</li><li>dynamic CALLs </li></ul></li><li><em>Describes program linkage, how data is passed from one program to another and distinguishes between static and dynamic linkage.</em></li></ul><h4>VSAM File Handling</h4><ul><li>RELATIVE and INDEXED FILE-CONTROL entries</li><li>VSAM status keys and return codes<ul><li>READ</li><li>WRITE</li><li>START</li><li>REWRITE</li><li>DELETE</li></ul></li><li><em>Showing all aspects of accessing VSAM files in a COBOL Program</em></li></ul><h4>The SORT Facility</h4><ul><li>SORT FILE description entry<ul><li>determining SORT success</li><li>SORT verb</li><li>RELEASE</li><li>RETURN</li></ul></li><li><em>How to invoke SORT from a COBOL program.</em></li></ul><h4>Miscellaneous COBOL Statements</h4><ul><li>SET</li><li>INSPECT</li><li>STRING</li><li>UNSTRING</li><li>SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph</li><li>CURRENCY SIGN and DECIMAL POINT clauses</li><li>CLASS clause</li></ul><br /> Bilginç IT Academy Maslak Mahallesi, Maslak Meydan Sk. No:5 Şişli/İstanbul 34398 Türkiye | 5 Days | |
Training Time | : | 5 Days |
Capacity | : | 12 |
Prerequisites | : | The ability to use TSO/ISPF and an understanding of JCL is expected, along with prior attendance on the course COBOL Programming Part 1 - Foundation Level or equivalent experience. |
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This course is the essential second part of the definitive introduction to COBOL programming that starts with the course 'COBOL Programming Part 1 - Foundation Level'. Introducing programmers with some experience to the more advanced features of COBOL, this course completes the lessons on how to write new programs and how to maintain existing ones.
As attendees will be writing testing and debugging actual programs, the use of COBOL logic will be reinforced during this course. The course is taught using a combination of formal classroom sessions and practical exercises, and includes realistic case studies.
On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
Trainee or junior programmers who have already been writing or maintaining COBOL programs.
