How this information will help you

This information will help you write and compile Enterprise COBOL programs. It will also help you define object-oriented classes and methods, invoke methods, and refer to objects in your programs.

This information assumes experience in developing application programs and some knowledge of COBOL. It focuses on using Enterprise COBOL to meet your programming objectives and not on the definition of the COBOL language. For complete information about COBOL syntax, see the IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Language Reference.

For information about migrating programs to Enterprise COBOL, see the IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Migration Guide.

IBM® z/OS® Language Environment® provides the runtime environment and runtime services that are required to run Enterprise COBOL programs. You can find information about link-editing and running programs in the IBM z/OS Language Environment Programming Guide and IBM z/OS Language Environment Programming Reference.

For a comparison of commonly used Enterprise COBOL and Language Environment terms, see Comparison of commonly used terms.