About this information

This information is for COBOL programmers and system programmers. It helps you understand how to use Enterprise COBOL for z/OS® to compile COBOL programs. It also describes the operating system features that you might need to optimize program performance or handle errors.

For information about COBOL language, and for references needed to write a program for an IBM® COBOL compiler, see the Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Language Reference.

Important: Enterprise COBOL for z/OS is referred to as Enterprise COBOL throughout this information.