Forecross Convert/ADSO - Providing IDMS, SQL Server, DB2, ADSO, Java, C#, CSP, and COBOL migration, conversion, and modernization services.

The Forecross® Convert/ADSO product is a fully automated Migrations solution that converts your existing ADSO dialogs into ready-to-test COBOL programs that are in all other respects functionally identical to their ADSO counterparts. The Forecross automated ADSO Migrations reduces the time, cost and risk associated with other conversion alternatives and results in consistent, error-free, standardized code.

Convert / ADSO Output

Customization Options

Convert/ADSO supports a variety of user interfaces (including CICS, UNIKIX and Micro Focus CICS Option) in the target environment. All ADSO components are converted to equivalent COBOL components:

ADSO dialogs and their associated processes are converted to CICS command level COBOL programs (or the equivalent in UNIKIX and MicroFocus environments)
Work records are converted to COBOL copy members
OLM maps are converted to BMS or SDF maps
MAP work records are converted to COBOL copy members
IDD Edit and Code tables are converted to COBOL copy members
INCLUDE modules are converted to COBOL copy members
ADSA tables are converted into COBOL control programs

Our Convert/ADSO product provides for a variety of user customization options including:

Renaming of dialogs (programs), maps, and other components
Whether COBOL PERFORM statements are to be generated as a PERFORM sectionname or as a PERFORM paragraphname THRU paragraphname-EXIT
Whether COBOL MOVE statements should emulate ADSO rounding or be truncated
The type of library control cards to be used for COBOL programs, copy members and generated maps (e.g. IEBUPDTE, CA-Librarian, CA-Panvalet, etc.)