IBM COBOL Data and File Management

This course is part of IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate

Instructor: Erik Herman

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There are 6 modules in this course

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!

In the first module of this course, we will welcome everyone to the course, present the course objectives, and define other pertinent course details.

What's included

3 videos3 readings1 app item1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 6 minutes

Course Introduction and Objectives0 minutesPreview module
Course Modules1 minute
Get Familiar with the Skytap Lab Environment4 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Course Syllabus10 minutes
Lab Checklist10 minutes
Hands-On Lab: Launch and Logon to the Virtual Machine (VM)10 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

IBM Remote Lab Platform (IRLP)60 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Who Are You, How Are You, Where Are You?10 minutes

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.

What's included

8 videos3 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts

8 videosTotal 8 minutes

Module 2 Introduction and Objectives0 minutesPreview module
COBOL Language Elements1 minute
COBOL Language Elements in Your Reading1 minute
COBOL Programming Structure1 minute
COBOL Programming Structure in Your Reading0 minutes
Common COBOL Commands1 minute
Common COBOL Commands in Your Reading0 minutes
Module 2 Completed Objectives0 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Declaring Data in COBOL10 minutes
Data Division10 minutes
Basic COBOL Commands10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

COBOL Data Fundamentals30 minutes
COBOL Language Elements30 minutes
COBOL Programming Structure30 minutes
Common COBOL Commands30 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

Research COBOL Language Elements and Share with the Group10 minutes
Research COBOL Program Structure and Share with the Group10 minutes
Research Common COBOL Commands and Share with the Group10 minutes

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.

What's included

8 videos5 readings4 assignments1 app item3 discussion prompts

8 videosTotal 6 minutes

Module 3 Introduction and Objectives0 minutesPreview module
VSCode, Zowe Components, and Mainframe Extensions1 minute
VSCode, Zowe Components, and Mainframe Extensions in Your Reading0 minutes
COBOL Command Line Interface (CLI)0 minutes
COBOL Command Line Interface (CLI) in Your Reading0 minutes
JES and JCL1 minute
JES and JCL in Your Reading0 minutes
Module 3 Completed Objectives0 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

IBM Z Open Editor: Using the Zowe Explorer Views10 minutes
Using Zowe CLI10 minutes
What is JES in JCL?10 minutes
Hands-On Lab: Access the Mainframe with TSO and ISPF10 minutes
Self-Guided Lab (Optional) – ISPF Tutorial10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Working with COBOL Data30 minutes
VSCode, Zowe Components, and Mainframe Extensions30 minutes
COBOL Command Line Interface (CLI)30 minutes
JES and JCL30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

IBM Remote Lab Platform (IRLP)60 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

Research VSCode, Zowe Components, And Mainframe Extensions and Share with the Group10 minutes
Research COBOL Command Line Interface (CLI) and Share with the Group10 minutes
Research COBOL Command Line Interface (CLI) and Share with the Group10 minutes

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.

What's included

8 videos4 readings4 assignments1 app item3 discussion prompts

8 videosTotal 7 minutes

Module 4 Introduction and Objectives0 minutesPreview module
Records1 minute
Records in Your Reading0 minutes
Blocks2 minutes
Blocks in Your Reading0 minutes
Organization and Storage1 minute
Organization and Storage in Your Reading0 minutes
Module 4 Completed Objectives0 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

COBOL – File Handling10 minutes
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS: Setting Block Sizes10 minutes
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS: File Organization And Input-Output Devices10 minutes
Hands-On Lab: Review the Data Sets10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Handling Files in COBOL30 minutes
Records30 minutes
Blocks30 minutes
Organization and Storage30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

IBM Remote Lab Platform (IRLP)60 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

Research Records and Share with the Group10 minutes
Research Blocks and Share with the Group10 minutes
Research Organization and Storage and Share with the Group10 minutes

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.

What's included

8 videos3 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts

8 videosTotal 6 minutes

Module 5 Introduction and Objectives0 minutesPreview module
Fundamentals of Relational Data1 minute
Fundamentals of Relational Data in Your Reading0 minutes
Fundamentals of Db21 minute
Fundamentals of Db2 in Your Reading0 minutes
COBOL Data Interfaces0 minutes
COBOL Data Interfaces in Your Reading0 minutes
Module 5 Completed Objectives0 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

The Basics of Relational Databases10 minutes
The Top Ten Db2 Things You Need to Know10 minutes
COBOL – Data Interfaces10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Relational Databases and Mainframe Data30 minutes
Fundamentals of Relational Data30 minutes
Fundamentals of Db230 minutes
COBOL Data Interfaces30 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

Research Fundamentals of Relational Data and Share with the Group10 minutes
Research Fundamentals of Db2 and Share with the Group10 minutes
Research COBOL Data Interfaces and Share with the Group10 minutes

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.