COBOL (New)

CICS and the New COBOL

	Describe the features of COBOL for CICS programming
	Define key terms in COBOL that relate to CICS programming
	Compare and contrast CICS under OS/VS COBOL and COBOL
	Apply COBOL CICS coding requirements

Compiling and Debugging

	Explain types of data references used in the CALL statement
	Code subprogram linkages
	Control the source listing format
	Create load modules using new compiler options
	Add debugging statements to the COBOL source
	Describe the debugging compiler options
	Invoke the DEBUG Tool
	Debug a program interactively

Migration to the New COBOL Language

	Describe the features of the ANSI 85 COBOL standard
	Describe the benefits of using IBM's Language Environment
	Explain how to terminate a COBOL statement
	Code nested procedures
	Describe types of loop structures
	Code a case structure
	Code intrinsic functions to perform arithmetic and date calculations