After completing Getting Started, the user should be able to:
 

	Relate the workbench tools to the development cycle
	Describe the COBOL programming differences in the PC environment
	Explain the advantage of using the Workbench
	Explain the design of the Advanced Organizer and its standards
	Use the online Help facility
	List the Advanced Organizer objects
	Modify object settings
	Describe the Workbench tools

What is Micro Focus COBOL Workbench?
Describes the Workbench and its role in the development life cycle.  Discusses the differences in the PC environment for COBOL programmers.
 

Overview of the Workbench

Description of the life cycle.  The relationship of Workbench tools to mainframe tools.  Advantages of developing COBOL programs on the PC.
 

The Workbench Environment

Installation considerations.  Character set differences.  File handling.  Operating system control.  COBOL dialects.

The Workbench Desktop
Explains the Advanced Organizer design and how it is used.  Shows how to customize the Workbench desktop.  Describes how to use the On-Line help.
 

The Interface

Interface options.  Advantages of the GUI.  Limitations.
 

The Design

Design standards.  The object-oriented design.  Customizing the Advanced Organizer.  The On-Line reference.

The Advanced Organizer Components
Describes the Template and how it is used.  Demonstrates how to customize a template object.  Explains specific tools and how they are used.  Discusses how to create and use an application.
 

Overview of the Advanced Organizer Components

The Template and its objects.  Using the Template to create new objects.  Configuring objects.  Using a definition file.
 

The Tool Component

Overview of Advanced Organizer tools.  Features of the Animator V2, Directory Facility V2 and the File Transfer Aid.  Special tools used in the development cycle.  Mainframe support tools.
 

The Project Component

Defining an application.  Using the Details View window to access tools.

This course is distributed with sample files for exercises.