Mainframe Technology Trainings by Venkat since 2010

S#	Topic Name	Description
1	Introduction to COBOL	Overview of COBOL and its importance in mainframe systems.
2	How to write COBOL	Introduction to writing COBOL programs and its structure.
3	COBOL Language rules	Explanation of the syntax rules, formatting, and structure in COBOL.
4	Level numbers (01 – 49, 66, 77, 88)	Explanation of COBOL's level numbers and their use in data declaration.
5	Data types in COBOL	Overview of the different data types used in COBOL and how they are defined.
6	Value clause, MOVE, OF clause, Reference modification, Redefines and Renames	Explanation of COBOL's Value clause, MOVE statement, OF clause, and other features like Reference modification, Redefines, and Renames.
7	Editing picture clauses	Details on how to use picture clauses to format data in COBOL.
8	Arithmetic verbs (ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE, and COMPUTE)	Overview of arithmetic operations in COBOL using verbs like ADD, SUBTRACT, etc.
9	Compilation process, compiler options, and checking errors	Explanation of how COBOL programs are compiled, compiler options, and methods to check errors.
10	Relational operators	Overview of relational operators used in COBOL for comparisons.
11	Logical operators	Explanation of logical operators (AND, OR, NOT) in COBOL.
12	Conditional statements (IF and Evaluate)	Overview of the IF and EVALUATE statements used for conditional logic in COBOL.
13	Sign and class conditions	Explanation of sign and class conditions in COBOL programming.
14	String, Unstring and Inspect	Overview of string manipulation techniques using STRING, UNSTRING, and INSPECT in COBOL.
15	Perform: Inline and Outline Perform	Explanation of the PERFORM verb in COBOL for calling procedures inline or in an outline.
16	Next sentence and Continue verbs	Overview of the NEXT SENTENCE and CONTINUE verbs in COBOL to control program flow.
17	Differences between STOP RUN, EXIT PROGRAM, and GOBACK	Explanation of how STOP RUN, EXIT PROGRAM, and GOBACK differ in COBOL.
18A	File Handling in COBOL: PS - Read, Write, Update	Explanation of PS Read, Update and Write
18B	KSDS in COBOL: PS - Read, Write, Update and Delete	KSDS-Sequential,Random, Dynamic Read, Write,Update and Delete
19	AIX handling in COBOL	Overview of AIX (Access Method Services) and its usage in COBOL for file management.
20	Subprograms	Explanation of how COBOL supports subprograms for modular programming.
21	COMP types	Overview of COMP (Computer-Value) data types used for efficient data storage in COBOL.
22	Arrays/Occurs, Subscript, Index, and Linear search and Binary search	Explanation of Occurs, Subscripts, Indexes, and search techniques in COBOL.
23	Error handling/File Handling	Methods for error handling in COBOL programs and managing file operations.
24	Abends: S806, S0C4, S0C7, S013, S722, and more	Overview of common COBOL abends (errors) and how to troubleshoot them.
25	Report generation	Explanation of how to generate reports in COBOL using various techniques.