There are a number of tutorials that guide you through creating mainframe and COBOL applications using the Eclipse IDE. The source files for some of the tutorials are installed in subfolders of the %PUBLIC%\Documents\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer\Samples folder by default. On older versions of Windows the samples might be installed in a different folder, such as for Windows XP, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer\Samples. These can be installed but are not supported.
The following tutorials are available:
| Tutorial | Shows you how to |
|---|---|
| Getting started with Micro Focus Enterprise Developer for Eclipse | Develop and maintain mainframe applications in the Eclipse IDE. |
| Tutorial: Remote mainframe development | Develop, maintain and test mainframe applications directly on the host, using the Eclipse IDE. |
| Tutorial | Shows you how to |
|---|---|
| Tutorial: Assembler | AACT is a sample CICS 3270 transaction that comprises several Assembler programs and a single BMS map, and uses the resource definitions in the file dfhdrdat. This tutorial walks you through the steps required to implement and test the AACT transaction. |
| Tutorial: CICS | Create a CICS project in Eclipse. You associate the project with Enterprise Server, deploy the CICS application to the server and debug in Eclipse. |
| Tutorial: Web-Enabled CICS Acting as a Web Server | Create a Web-enabled version of a CICS project in Eclipse. |
| Tutorial: Web-Enabled CICS Acting as a Web Client | Create a CICS Web client project in Eclipse. |
| Tutorial: JCL | Create a JCL project in Eclipse and submit it to an Enterprise Server. |
| Tutorial: IMS | Create an IMS project in Eclipse and deploy the application on an Enterprise Server. |
| Tutorials: CICS Web Services | Generate and run several CICS Web services. |
| Tutorial | Shows you how to |
|---|---|
| Tutorial: Creating COBOL Applications in Eclipse | Develop and maintain native COBOL applications in Eclipse. |
| Tutorials: OpenESQL Assistant | Configure OpenESQL Assistant to enable the build and testing of an SQL query and embed it into a COBOL program. |
| Tutorial: Interface Mapping Toolkit | Create a project to define a Java or Enterprise JavaBean service interface to access a COBOL application and deploy the service to an enterprise server. Create, deploy and run a JSP client to access the service. |
| Tutorial: Classic Data File Tools | Convert a data file to a variable length indexed sequential file and view in various formats using Data File Editor. |
| Tutorial | Shows you how to |
|---|---|
| Tutorial: Creating COBOL JVM Applications in Eclipse | Develop and maintain managed COBOL JVM applications in Eclipse. |
| Tutorial: Deploying JVM COBOL to an Application Server | Reuse existing JVM COBOL logic within an Enterprise JavaBean, then deploy it to an application server. |
Other tutorials that include in-depth descriptions of how to deploy an existing COBOL application as a Web service within the JBoss Application Server, and how to use a COBOL program in a JVM JSP application, are available on the Micro Focus Community Web site.
| Tutorial: Reusing Existing COBOL Programs in a Java Web Services Environment | Use a COBOL program in a JVM JSP application |
| Tutorial | Shows you how to |
|---|---|
| Tutorial: Developing a PL/I application using Eclipse | Create PL/I mainframe projects and submit JCL in Eclipse. |
These tutorials require that you have installed the AppMaster Builder AddPack.
| Tutorial | Shows you how to |
|---|---|
| Tutorials: AppMaster Builder | Use AppMaster Builder to create a program and screen for an online application, generate the application code, compile the code, and run the application. |