Overview

COBOL copybooks describe the data structure for the corresponding binary data. You can interpret or create COBOL data according to the specified copybook using TIBCO Flogo® Connector for Data Conversion.

With this connector, you can interact with applications that produce or consume COBOL data. To process COBOL data in a flow, the data must be parsed into JSON format. If a flow needs to supply COBOL data for an external application, JSON data must be mapped from the output of activities and rendered into COBOL form.

The Data Conversion connector consists of the following components:

• COBOL Copybook Connection: This connection contains a COBOL copybook and generates a JSON schema used in input and output mappings of activities.
• Parse Copybook Data Activity: This activity converts incoming COBOL data to JSON. It parses incoming data according to the selected Copybook connection. After parsing, the output data conforms to the schema generated by the Copybook connection, and other activities can access the data.
• Render Copybook Data Activity: This activity converts existing JSON data into COBOL output. It accepts data from other activities and produces data according to the COBOL copybook held in the selected Copybook connection. The COBOL data can then be passed to an application. Flogo flows can use other activities to carry out the data delivery.