Related publications

z/OS library publications

You can find the following publications in the z/OS® library.

Run-Time Library Extensions
  • Common Debug Architecture Library Reference
  • Common Debug Architecture User’s Guide
  • DWARF/ELF Extensions Library Reference
z/Architecture®
  • Principles of Operation
z/OS DFSMS
  • Access Method Services for Catalogs
  • Checkpoint/Restart
  • Macro Instructions for Data Sets
  • Using Data Sets
  • Utilities
z/OS DFSORT
  • Application Programming Guide
  • Installation and Customization
z/OS ISPF
  • Dialog Developer's Guide and Reference
  • User's Guide Vol I
  • User's Guide Vol II
z/OS Language Environment®
  • Concepts Guide
  • Customization
  • Debugging Guide
  • Language Environment Vendor Interfaces
  • Programming Guide
  • Programming Reference
  • Run-Time Messages
  • Run-Time Application Migration Guide
  • Writing Interlanguage Communication Applications
z/OS MVS™
  • JCL Reference
  • JCL User's Guide
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  • Program Management: User's Guide and Reference
  • System Commands
  • z/OS Unicode Services User's Guide and Reference
  • z/OS XML System Services User's Guide and Reference
z/OS TSO/E
  • Command Reference
  • Primer
  • User's Guide
z/OS UNIX System Services
  • Command Reference
  • Programming: Assembler Callable Services Reference
  • User's Guide
z/OS XL C/C++
  • Programming Guide
  • Run-Time Library Reference

CICS Transaction Server for z/OS

You can find the following publications in the CICS® library:
  • Application Programming Guide
  • Application Programming Reference
  • Customization Guide
  • External Interfaces Guide

COBOL Report Writer Precompiler

  • Programmer's Manual, SC26-4301

Db2 for z/OS

You can find the following publications in the Db2® library:
  • Application Programming and SQL Guide
  • Command Reference
  • SQL Reference

IBM Debug for z Systems

You can find information about IBM® Debug for z Systems® in the Start of changeIBM Debug for z Systems libraryEnd of change.

Note: Start of changeIBM Debug for z Systems supersedes IBM Debug Tool for z/OS. Not all references to IBM Debug Tool for z/OS have been changed in the COBOL documentation library. You can continue to use IBM Debug Tool for z/OS V13.1 for debugging most COBOL applications. However, the latest version of IBM Debug for z Systems is required when using new debugging features available in Enterprise COBOL V6. To find out which IBM debug product best suits your needs, see https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2_14.0.0/com.ibm.debugtool.doc/common/dcompo.html.End of change

Start of changeIBM Developer for z SystemsEnd of change

You can find information about IBM Developer for z Systems in the Start of changeIBM Developer for z SystemsEnd of change library.

Note: Start of changeStart of changeIBM Developer for z SystemsEnd of change supersedes Rational® Developer for z Systems.End of change

You can find the following publications by searching their publication numbers in the IBM Publications Center.

IMS

  • Application Programming API Reference, SC18-9699
  • Application Programming Guide, SC18-9698

WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS

  • Applications, SA22-7959

Softcopy publications for z/OS

The following collection kit contains z/OS and related product publications:
  • z/OS CD Collection Kit, SK3T-4269

Java™

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Unicode and character representation

  • Unicode, www.unicode.org/
  • Character Data Representation Architecture Reference and Registry, SC09-2190

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