IntroductionVS/Cobol Interpreter(VCI)® allows for OS/VS COBOL programs to execute without any modifications to user programs under CICS Transaction Server 3.1 and above. The simple installation and operation of VS/Cobol Interpreter provides an easy and efficient method to move OS/VS COBOL applications into CICS TS 3.1.and above. Why use valuable programming resources to manually convert application source code? VS/Cobol Interpreter® will dynamically intercept OS/VS COBOL programs allowing execution under TS 3.1 or above. There is no need to maintain multiple versions of CICS or modify and recompile applications. VS/Cobol Interpreter protects your investment in production legacy applications by allowing you to move them to current versions of CICS with no effort. For applications that will be replaced or phased out, you do not need to spend valuable programmer resources converting them to the new compiler versions. VS/Cobol Interpreter will handle them automatically for as long as required. VS/Cobol Interpreter can be used in conjunction with Macro Level Interpreter®, a software product which provides CICS macro level support on CICS/ESA 4.1 and above. Benefits:
Why consider VCI: The requirement to migrate to CICS Transaction Server 3.1 or above may be impeded by your ability to convert OS/VS COBOL to new Cobol versions. This may be due to resource constraints or missing or mismatched source code . VS/Cobol Interpreter provides a solution for these problems. Simply installVCI and watch. VS/Cobol Interpreter can also identify and locate existing VS/Cobol applications in CICS versions prior to TS 3.1. Running multiple versions of CICS to support OS/VS COBOL programs and non OS/VS COBOL is costly and error prone. The additional maintenance overhead removes valuable resources from tasks such as critical maintenance and applications development. |