Using ODBC or JDBC connectivity, Relativity makes COBOL data available to virtually any analytics or reporting tool, such as Microsoft Excel. This data modernization approach delivers the flexibility of RDBMS while ensuring the continued performance of COBOL data files and the existing application architecture remain unchanged.
Relativity design tools enable developers to quickly craft relational table views of COBOL records. Once the tables are defined, business users can immediately connect modern reporting tools, such as Microsoft Excel, which treat the COBOL data files as another relational data source. Fast access to COBOL data in a matter of hours.
The COBOL data file is a fast and efficient mechanism for storing application data but it is a proprietary format, accessible only through the COBOL language. Relativity provides secure and standards based access for virtually any ODBC or JDBC enabled tool or application to consume COBOL data and enable multiple integration points with your application.
Fully integrating an RDBMS solution with existing COBOL applications can be time consuming, costly, and require considerable change to the application codebase. Relativity removes this challenge by providing a fast and simple approach to data modernization with minimal impact to the existing application architecture.
Our customers love that they don’t have to rely on development to build their reports, but instead can run custom reports which help them run their business. It saves time and has given us a real value-add.
