Mainframe & COBOL Services
COBOL Code Documentation & Analysis
Our COBOL code documentation starts with analysis of complex programs and subroutines and ends with detailed flowchart and pseudocode documentation, almost to the line-by-line level.
Why it matters
Legacy system documentation before key people retire
Decades of business rules live in your COBOL code, and much of it is documented only in the heads of a few experienced people. When they retire, that knowledge goes with them.
We map and document your estate so your team can understand it, change it safely and plan what comes next.
What we do
COBOL code documentation and analysis services
- Analysis of complex COBOL programs and subroutines
- Detailed flowcharts and pseudocode documentation
- Inventories and dependency maps of the estate
- Program-by-program impact reviews before a change
- Knowledge capture before key people retire
- AI-assisted analysis that runs inside your perimeter
In practice
When teams call us
- Before a modernization or migration decision
- Before a large mandate touches many programs
- When the people who know the code are retiring
- When new developers need to get up to speed
- When a change keeps breaking something unexpected
How we work
Not a body shop. Not a slide consultancy.
Senior only
Experienced engineers with deep mainframe backgrounds. The engineers named in the scope do the work.
Fixed scope, fixed fee
Every engagement is scoped in writing and priced before week one, with milestone billing.
Change as little of the core as possible
We work in the I/O modules and copybooks, keep your business logic, and prove changes before cutover.
U.S. team
U.S. citizens on U.S. payroll. No offshore handoff.
Engagement models
Flexible ways to work together
On-site
In person at your locations.
Remote
Flexible and lower cost.
Short- or long-term
For as long as you need us.
Fixed-scope
Contract programming as a defined project.
Platforms
Where we work
- z/OS
- CICS
- DB2
- IMS
- JCL
- VSAM
- iSeries / RPG
Pair it with AI for COBOL
Local AI that helps your team understand and document COBOL systems, inside your perimeter.
FAQ
COBOL code documentation: FAQ
What does COBOL code documentation include?
Detailed flowcharts and pseudocode for complex programs and subroutines, inventories and dependency maps of the estate, and program-by-program impact reviews before a change.
When should we document our legacy systems?
Before a modernization or migration decision, before a large mandate touches many programs, and before the people who know the code retire.
Can AI help document our COBOL?
Yes. We offer AI-assisted analysis that runs inside your perimeter, so your source code never leaves your building. See AI for COBOL.
Hire COBOL programmers for your mainframe project.
U.S.-based COBOL engineers, on-site or remote, short-term, long-term or as a fixed-scope contract project.