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 only mentions AIX and z/OS, IBM still offers COBOL on z/VM and z/VSE.

Products

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

• Enterprise COBOL for z/OS
• COBOL for AIX
• COBOL for Linux on x86
• Automatic Binary Optimizer for z/OS (ABO)
• 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)
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: 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.

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