COBOL generation uses the following inputs for generation:
- EGL parts, including a main part
- A build descriptor part, which includes all or some of the following
information:
- Build descriptor options
- Symbolic parameters specified in the build descriptor part
- Linkage options part
- Resource associations part
- EGL deployment descriptor (.egldd) file
- COBOL reserved words file
- Runtime JCL templates for z/OS® or
runtime CL templates for iSeries®
- For z/OS the following
additional parts are used for generation:
- Link edit part
- Bind control part
Only the main part and the Build Descriptor part are required.