Create a Project

To create a native COBOL project to hold the JCL demonstration program:

1. Create a working folder on your machine such as c:\tutorials.
2. Start Visual Studio.
3. Click File > New > Project > COBOL Projects > Native > Mainframe Subsystem Application.
4. Specify a name for your project such as jcl.
5. Clear Create directory for solution.
6. Specify your working folder in the Location field. This is the folder you defined in step 1 above.
7. Click OK.

   This creates a jcl folder in your working folder that holds your solution and project.

8. Create a catalog folder in your project folder — c:\tutorials\jcl\catalog. Your project folder needs to have this folder created beforehand in order to submit the JCL successfully.
9. Right-click the solution in Solution Explorer and choose Open Folder in Windows Explorer.
10. Using Windows Explorer, copy the demonstration files from %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Micro Focus\Studio Enterprise Edition x.x\Examples\Visual Studio Integration\Tutorials\Mainframe\JCL (default location) to your project folder, c:\tutorials\jcl.