# Converted COBOL Programs

Important: As of Oracle Utilities Application Framework Release 4.3.0.0.0, all COBOL programs have been converted to Java. This version of the SDK therefore does not require a COBOL runtime or compiler. The term COBOL is still used to refer to metadata in some places, but in those and any other case, "COBOL" in this document implicitly means "Converted COBOL Program".
Parent topic: User Guide