CPH Banque

CPH Banque, a prominent bank in Belgium, embarked on a critical system modernization project to migrate 6 million lines of OpenVMS COBOL code to ANSI COBOL using Fujitsu NetCOBOL and integrated with Oracle 19. The application, crucial to the bank's operations, leverages FMS for screen handling and includes complex DCL scripts for process automation. These scripts were successfully transitioned to run seamlessly on Linux with the help of VX/DCL.

A key challenge in this project was the need for ongoing development and support, with no code freeze during the migration. Sector7 designed and implemented a system where new code, developed on the legacy OpenVMS platform, is automatically transferred to the Linux environment on a daily basis. Once transferred, the code is immediately converted to ANSI COBOL and compiled using an automated process, ensuring that the application running on Linux remains synchronized with the one on OpenVMS.

This approach allowed CPH Banque to maintain business continuity, with uninterrupted development cycles while simultaneously upgrading their underlying system architecture. Extensive testing was conducted to ensure that both the application logic and the SQL queries embedded in the COBOL code performed as expected on the new platform, preserving data integrity and operational efficiency.

• Migrated 6 million lines of OpenVMS COBOL code to ANSI COBOL.
• Utilized Fujitsu NetCOBOL with embedded SQL for seamless integration with Oracle 19.
• Successfully transitioned DCL scripts to run on Linux using VX/DCL.
• Implemented continuous code transfer and automatic conversion from OpenVMS to Linux without code freeze.
• Ensured synchronization between OpenVMS and Linux environments to maintain development parity.

Thanks to Sector7's comprehensive solution, CPH Banque has not only modernized their core systems but also streamlined their development and deployment processes, reducing long-term costs while enhancing operational efficiency.