COBOL Copybook Connection Details

The COBOL Copybook dialog box contains the following fields:
Field Description
Copybook Name The unique name for the copybook. This is displayed in the Copybook drop-down list for the Parse and Render activities.
Description A short description of copybook. This is an optional field.
Fixed Format

The field that specifies whether the content is in fixed or free format:

  • If this field is selected, the data is to be in COBOL fixed format; that is, columns 0-6 are reserved for line numbers. The content is expected to end at or before column 72.
  • Disable this option if the input data is in COBOL free format; that is, the COBOL code can be within columns 0-6 and can span beyond column 72.
Floating Point Floating point format for COMP-1 and COMP-2. For more information, see Handling of Floating Point Items.
Day First Determines the order of day and month in certain date formats. For more information, see Date Formats.
Base year for two-digit year Base year to apply to two-digit year DATE FORMAT items. For more information, see Two-Digit Year in DATE FORMAT Clause
TRUNC(BIN) When this option is selected, all COMP(BINARY) items are treated as COMP-5. Valid values are not limited by the PICTURE clause but rather by the full range of the underlying storage size.
Copybook The source text of a COBOL copybook. This field is editable and is validated.
Errors/Warnings This read-only field shows errors and warnings that may be present in the copybook text. When none are detected this field is hidden.
Copybook Schema This read-only field shows the JSON schema that represents the copybook. If errors are detected, the Copybook Schema field is not displayed as a schema cannot be generated.