IBM COBOL Data and File Management

Welcome to IBM COBOL – Data and File Management! By enrolling in this course, you are taking a big step in increasing your knowledge and hands on experience with IBM COBOL data and file management. In this course, you will learn the fundamental elements of COBOL code. You will learn the process of working with COBOL data. You will learn handling COBOL files. This course also relational databases in a mainframe, COBOL context. So let’s get started!

• Welcome to IBM COBOL - Data and File Management
• In the first module of this course, we will welcome everyone to the course, present the course objectives, and define other pertinent course details.
• COBOL Data Fundamentals
• In the second module of the course, we will describe the fundamental elements of COBOL code. By the end of this module, you will identify COBOL language elements and their usage(s) within a program; define divisions within a COBOL program and their usages(s); and list common COBOL commands.
• Working with COBOL Data
• In the third module of the course, we will describe the process of working with COBOL data. By the end of this module, you will define VSCode, Zowe components, and mainframe extensions; describe using COBOL command line interface (CLI); and describe JES and JCL for COBOL data and file management.
• Handling Files in COBOL
• In the fourth module of the course, we will describe handling COBOL files. By the end of this module, you will be able to describe records, explain blocks, and list organization and storage concepts.
• Working with Relational Databases and Mainframe Data
• In the fifth module of the course, we will describe relational databases in a COBOL context. By the end of this module, you will be able to describe the fundamentals of relational data; define fundamental Db2 topics and concepts; list COBOL data interfaces.
• Congratulations on Completing IBM COBOL - Data and File Management
• In this module, we'll congratulate everyone for completing the course, present the completed course objectives, and define other pertinent course details and next steps.