Copybook Conversion

The utility converts copybooks on the fly: the first time that a copybook is referenced inside data division or procedure division of any program, it is processed immediately. The utility processes an entire set of COBOL modules in a single run. It maintains a record of what it has converted to avoid converting copybooks twice.

The utility assumes that the COBOL programs are using PeopleSoft-standard COBOL program naming conventions, including that program sources are named “??P?????.cbl” and copybook sources are named “??C?????.cbl” The convention ? means any single character.

Note:

The PeopleTools COBOL Unicode conversion utility for z/OS is designed to process an entire set of COBOL modules, including all programs and copybooks. The utility processes the COBOL COPY statement and checks for the existence of a copybook called from the program. If a copybook called from a program cannot be found in the source directory, the conversion process stops with an error, since the content of the copybook may affect the conversion result of the calling program.