Resources

These resources are provided for the benefit of the community. Neither this project nor Open Mainframe Project endorses any one of these particular resources.

COBOL Programming Resources

COBOL Resource Hub on IBM Developer
COBOL Fridays Replay Videos
YouTube Video: So you want to learn COBOL?
Beginner’s Guide: COBOL Made Easy by Jessielaine Punongbayan
IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Documentation Library - Full Reference Library of COBOL Manuals
IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS v6.3: Language Reference
IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS v6.3: Messages and Codes
IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS v6.3: Programming Guide

Zowe Resources

Installing Zowe CLI
Installing Zowe Explorer
Using Zowe CLI
Using Zowe Explorer

General z/OS Resources

z/OS Introduction - an IBM Redbooks Course
IBM z/OS 2.4: Language Environment Programming Reference
IBM z/OS 2.4: MVS JCL Reference
IBM z/OS 2.4: TSO/E REXX Reference
IBM z/OS Communications Server 2.4: IP User's Guide and Commands
IBM Mainframe Operating Systems: Timeline and Brief Explanation by Dave Morton, February 2018.

Additional Training & Hands-on Opportunities

z/OS Introduction and Workshop for IT Professionals
IBM Z Xplore

DFSORT

IBM DFSORT's ICETOOL can often replace the need to write COBOL program(s), when needing to (optionally) sort and tranform data contained in one or more input files to produce an output file. All user guides written by Frank L. Yaeger on this subject are excellent.

DFSORT: ICETOOL Mini-User Guide by Frank L. Yaeger, October 2010.
DFSORT′s Year 2000 Features (The New Generation) by Frank L. Yaeger, October 1998.
IBM z/OS 2.4: DFSORT Application Programming Guide

Subsystems

Db2 12 for z/OS Documentation
Db2 SQL Cookbook
CICS TS 5.6 for z/OS Documentation
Introduction to CICS - an IBM Redbooks Course

Additional Resources

Visual Studio Code Documentation
IBM Z Open Editor Documentation
Code4z Documentation
IBM Z and LinuxONE Community
Open Mainframe Project Website
IBM and Open Mainframe Project Mobilize to Connect States with COBOL Skills
Dr. David Woolbright's (COBOL Fridays: Presenter) Website
Fake Your Way Through Minis and Mainframes - Including MVS (predecessor to z/OS)

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