IBM COBOL

IBM COBOL compiler

IBM COBOL language manual with OS/VS compiler extensions, 1975

Developer(s)| IBM
Operating system| Cross-platform
Available in| Multilingual
Type| Software development
License| Proprietary
Website| https://www.ibm.com/products/cobol-compiler-family

IBM has offered COBOL on many platforms, starting with the IBM 1400 series and IBM 7000 series and continuing through Power Systems (AIX) and IBM Z ( z/OS, z/VSE, z/VSE).

Although the IBM COBOL Compiler Family web site[1] only mentions AIX and z/OS, IBM still offers COBOL on z/VM and z/VSE.

## Contents

* 1 Products
* 2 IBM COBOL compiler name, version, release, product numbers, GA and EOS dates
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Products

The current IBM COBOL compiler family consists of the following products:[1]

* Enterprise COBOL for z/OS [2]
* COBOL for AIX [3]
* COBOL for Linux on x86 [4]
* Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS (ABO) [5]
* COBOL for OS/390 & VM
* COBOL for VSE/ESA
* Development Studio for i

## IBM COBOL compiler name, version, release, product numbers, GA and EOS dates

Compiler  | Release level  | Product number  | General availability (GA) date

(Year-Month-Day)

| End of support (EOS) date

(Year-Month-Day)

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OS COBOL E  |  | 360S-C0-503  | ?  | ?
OS COBOL F  |  | 360S-CB-524  | ?  | ?
OS American National Standard COBOL (COBOL U)  | Versions 1-2  | 360S-CB-545  | ?  | ?
OS Full American National Standard COBOL  | Versions 1-3  | 5734-CB1  | ?  | ?
OS Full American National Standard COBOL  | Versions 4-5  | 5734-CB2  | ?  | ?
OS/VS COBOL  | Version 1 Release 2 Modification 3  | 5740-CB1  | 1974-09-23  | 1999-12-31
OS/VS COBOL  | Version 1 Release 2 Modification 4  | 5740-CB1  | 1976-09-23  | 1999-12-31
VS COBOL II  | Version 1 Release 3  | 5668-958  | 1988-12-16  | 1996-06-30
VS COBOL II  | Version 1 Release 4  | 5668-958  | 1993-03-12  | 2001-03-31
COBOL/370  | Version 1 Release 1  | 5688-197  | 1991-12-20  | 1997-09-30
COBOL for MVS & VM  | Version 1 Release 2  | 5688-197  | 1995-10-27  | 2001-12-31
COBOL for OS/390 & VM  | Version 2 Release 1  | 5648-A25  | 1997-05-23  | 2004-12-31
COBOL for OS/390 & VM  | Version 2 Release 2  | 5648-A25  | 2000-09-29  | 2004-12-31
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 3 Release 1  | 5655-G53  | 2001-11-30  | 2004-04-04
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 3 Release 2  | 5655-G53  | 2002-09-27  | 2005-10-03
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 3 Release 3  | 5655-G53  | 2004-02-27  | 2007-04-30
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 3 Release 4  | 5655-G53  | 2005-07-01  | 2015-04-30
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 4 Release 1  | 5655-S71  | 2007-12-14  | 2014-04-30
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 4 Release 2  | 5655-S71  | 2009-08-28  | 2022-04-30
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 5 Release 1  | 5655-W32  | 2013-06-21  | 2020-04-30
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 5 Release 2  | 5655-W32  | 2015-02-27  | 2020-04-30
Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS1 | Version 5 Release 2  | 5697-ECV  | 2015-10-06  | 2020-04-30
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 6 Release 1  | 5655-EC6  | 2016-03-18  | 2022-09-30
Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS1 | Version 6 Release 1  | 5697-V61  | 2016-03-18  | 2022-09-30
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 6 Release 2  | 5655-EC6  | 2017-09-08  | Not announced yet
Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS1 | Version 6 Release 2  | 5697-V61  | 2017-09-08  | Not announced yet
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 6 Release 3  | 5655-EC6  | 2019-09-06  | Not announced yet
Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS1 | Version 6 Release 3  | 5697-V61  | 2019-09-06  | Not announced yet
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS  | Version 6 Release 4  | 5655-EC6  | 2022-05-27  | Not announced yet
Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS1 | Version 6 Release 4  | 5697-V61  | 2022-05-27  | Not announced yet
COBOL for Linux on x86  | Version 1 Release 1  | 5737-L11  | 2021-04-16  | Not announced yet
Note:

1. Enterprise COBOL Value Unit Edition for z/OS is the same as Enterprise COBOL for z/OS made available under a different product number and pricing metric.

Check the lifecycle details (lifecycle dates, announcement letters, and other information) for Enterprise COBOL for z/OS products.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "IBM COBOL Compiler Family". IBM. https://www.ibm.com/products/cobol-compiler-family.
2. ↑ "IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Product Page"
3. ↑ "IBM COBOL for AIX Product Page"
4. ↑ "IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 Product Page"
5. ↑ "IBM Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS Product Page"

## External links

IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS related links:

* COBOL for z/OS Community
* COBOL for z/OS Documentation Library
* COBOL for z/OS Migration Portal

IBM COBOL for AIX related links:

* COBOL for AIX Community
* COBOL for AIX Documentation Library

IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 related links:

* IBM COBOL for Linux on x86

IBM COBOL Compilers Support: IBM Support Portal

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