IBM i / AS400 COBOL CreateProgram
CertifiedCreate (compile) a COBOL program on IBM i
IBM i / AS400 COBOL CreateProgram
Create (compile) a COBOL program on IBM i
Uploads COBOL source to an IFS temporary file, then compiles using CRTCBLPGM via JTOpen CommandCall. Source can be provided inline or via a URI to a COBOL source file.
type: io.kestra.plugin.cobol.CreateProgramExamples
Compile a COBOL program from a downloaded source
id: create_cobol
namespace: company.team
tasks:
- id: download_source
type: io.kestra.plugin.core.http.Download
uri: https://repo.mybank.com/cobol/CALCINT.cbl
- id: compile
type: io.kestra.plugin.cobol.CreateProgram
host: "{{ secret('IBM_HOST') }}"
user: "{{ secret('IBM_USER') }}"
password: "{{ secret('IBM_PASSWORD') }}"
library: FINLIB
program: CALCINT
sourceUri: "{{ outputs.download_source.uri }}"
Compile a COBOL program from inline source
id: create_cobol_inline
namespace: company.team
tasks:
- id: compile
type: io.kestra.plugin.cobol.CreateProgram
host: "{{ secret('IBM_HOST') }}"
user: "{{ secret('IBM_USER') }}"
password: "{{ secret('IBM_PASSWORD') }}"
library: DEVLIB
program: HELLO
sourceInline: |
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
DISPLAY 'HELLO FROM KESTRA'.
STOP RUN.
Properties
host *string
IBM i hostname
The hostname or IP address of the IBM i (AS/400) system.
library *string
IBM i library
The target library where the compiled program will be created (e.g., FINLIB).
password *string
IBM i password
The password for the IBM i user profile.
program *string
Program name
The name for the compiled program object (e.g., CALCINT).
user *string
IBM i user profile
The user profile to authenticate with on the IBM i system.
assets
Assets this task consumes as inputs or produces as outputs, for lineage tracking and the asset graph (Enterprise Edition). A flow declaring this property on a task is rejected in the open-source edition.
io.kestra.core.models.assets.AssetsDeclaration
IGNOREFAILWARNAsset failure behavior
Behavior applied to the task state when a declared asset fails to render, emit, or be persisted (e.g. a lock conflict): FAIL escalates it to FAILED, WARN (default) warns it if it would otherwise succeed, IGNORE leaves the state untouched.
Whether to auto-register assets referenced dynamically at runtime that are not statically declared in inputs or outputs.
The assets consumed as inputs.
io.kestra.core.models.assets.AssetIdentifier
1The assets produced as outputs.
io.kestra.plugin.ee.assets.Dataset
1150{}1150io.kestra.plugin.ee.assets.File
1150{}1150io.kestra.plugin.ee.assets.Table
1150{}1150io.kestra.plugin.ee.assets.VM
1150{}1150io.kestra.core.models.assets.External
1150{}1150io.kestra.core.models.assets.Custom
11501Custom asset type
{}1150compileOptions string
Additional compile options
Extra options to pass to CRTCBLPGM (e.g., DBGVIEW(*ALL)).
sourceInline string
Inline COBOL source code
The COBOL source code provided directly as a string. Either sourceInline or sourceUri must be provided, but not both.
sourceUri string
URI to a COBOL source file
A Kestra internal storage URI pointing to a COBOL source file. Use a preceding download task for remote sources. Either sourceUri or sourceInline must be provided, but not both.
Outputs
compileMessages array
Compile messages returned by the IBM i system
io.kestra.plugin.cobol.MessageOutput
IBM i message ID (e.g., CPF9801)
Message severity level
Message text
programPath string
IFS path of the created program object
