COBOL, Intermediate/Advanced

LENGTH OF COURSE:
 3 Days

DESCRIPTION: The course will concentrate on more advanced techniques and problem determination. This course will increase the skill level and productivity of the COBOL Programmer/Analyst.

PREREQUISITES: Some knowledge of COBOL concepts and terminology.

INSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: A combination of Lecture, Exercises, and Labs (when/where available).

AUDIENCE

This course is designed for the student that has some experience with COBOL in a production setting.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
  • COBOL, A Comprehensive Review
    • Language Feature
    • Overview of Facilities
    • Language Components
    • Statement Overview
  • Advanced Program Control
    • Loop Controls
    • Looping through Tables
  • Data Types and Internal Representation
  • Table Handling
    • Defining a Table
      • One Dimension
      • Two Dimension
      • Three Dimension
    • Table Processing
  • Sorts and Mergers
    • SORT Statements
    • MERGE Statements
    • Restrictions and Statements
    • JCL Requirements
    • Special Registers


  • Subprogram Usage and Linkage
    • Main Program and Subprograms
    • Static and Dynamic Calls
    • Linkage Section Processing
    • Passing Parameters
  • Advanced Error Processing
  • Using Compile Options and Results to optimize the environment
  • Building advanced Job Control Language and COBOL
  • Advanced File Processing
    • VSAM and Sequential Processing
    • Other File Types and Processing
    • File Error Processing


FROM OUR STUDENT EVALUATIONS...
"The textbook handed out for the course seems to be a good reference book. Also, Katie was very helpful and knowledgeable and explained the information thoroughly."

Julie Martel
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