Relational Database Management Systems Support

Restriction: This topic applies only when a Database Connectors license has been installed via the Micro Focus License Management System.
Database Connectors supports the following Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS):
  • Oracle
  • DB2
  • MIcrosoft SQL Server (Windows )
  • ODBC
RDBMS Support includes the following:
RDBMS Supported Base Version1
Microsoft SQL Server 2016
Oracle 12c
Oracle 19c
DB2 10.5
ODBC 3.0
1 Database Connectors supports the base version and all incremental updates to that base version.

Database Connectors uses standard COBOL I/O statements to access databases. It handles the translation between standard COBOL and the SQL used by the RDBMS.

Specific instructions and status messages apply to each type of RDBMS, and these are included in their own RDBMS-specific sections.