PeopleSoft COBOL: Naming Convention, Types of Files and Directories
This chapter will provide you understanding of naming convention of COBOL, different types of files and directories.
COBOL programs have eight-character names.
The files that have a "P" in the 3rd position are COBOL source files. The file type is “. cbl ” and resides in \base directory
The files that have a "C" in the 3rd position are COBOL copybooks. The file type is “.cbl” and resides in \base directory
The module name for a program is aaPnxxxx, where
aa identifies the application:
AP = Accounts Payable
AR = Accounts Receivable
GL = General Ledger
IN = Inventory
PS = Payroll
PT = PeopleTools
P stands for Program,
nxxxx identifies the specific module within application.
n identifies a sub-system within the application, e.g. A for Allocations, P for Posting.
(Payroll was not developed with this convention, and there are no plans to rename Payroll modules.)
Here is a quick sheet for the modules, by two letter prefix, and a short description what they are used for:
AD - Student Admin - Admissions
AV - Student Admin
BP - Benefits
CC - Student Admin - Contact Information
EG - Education and Government - Public Sector
FA - Student Admin - Financials
FE - Student Admin - ISIR
FG - Federal Government
FM - Student Admin - Federal Methodology
FU - Student Admin - INAS Functions
GL - Student Admin - Global Files
GP - Global Payroll
IM - Student Admin - IM Formulas
IN - Student Admin - Interim Need Analysis
PA - Pension Admin
PI - Payroll Interface
PL - Student Admin - Plus Work Area
PR - Student Admin - CSS Data
PS - North American Payroll
SF - Student Admin - Financials
SR - Student Admin - Student Records
TA - Student Admin - Tax Parameters
Similarly, COPY modules are named aaCnxxxx.
COBOL source file name must be unique because the extension is dropped on some target systems.
In COBOL Naming Convention, only initial three letters are important. Rest five depends upon the function of that program used for.
Cobol program SFPREVAL,
SF -- indicated a manufacturing module Cobol (MFG includes CE, CM, CP, DP, EN, FI, FP, IN, PE, PO and SF)
P -- Program
REVAL -- short of its description 'Revalue Inventory and WIP'
Note: There is no such master index or list for each Cobol job available. However, you can get some information related to COBOL program in below two ways:
