MAINTINVM – Inventory Master Maintenance Program (COBOL)

Overview

MAINTINVM is a batch-oriented COBOL program that performs maintenance on an inventory master file using maintenance transactions.
The program supports adding new inventory records, deleting existing records, and changing selected fields of existing records.

This program demonstrates classic master/transaction file maintenance logic commonly used in enterprise mainframe systems.

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Program Information

• Program ID: MAINTINVM
• Author: Andre Philot
• Date Written: November 7, 2025
• Installation: COBOL Development Center
• Language: COBOL
• Security: Non-Confidential

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Business Purpose

The program updates the inventory master file based on incoming maintenance transactions.
Depending on the transaction type, the program can:

• Add a new inventory item
• Delete an existing inventory item
• Modify descriptive or pricing fields of an existing item

When master and transaction keys do not match, records are either written unchanged to the new master file or written to an error file.

Processing continues until both the master file and the transaction file reach end-of-file.

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Input and Output Files

Input Files

• OLDMAST
  Existing inventory master file
• MNTTRAN
  Maintenance transaction file containing add, delete, and change requests

Output Files

• NEWMAST
  Updated inventory master file
• ERRTRAN
  File containing invalid or unprocessable maintenance transactions

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Maintenance Transaction Types

Each transaction includes a transaction code that determines the action to be taken:

• Code 1 – Delete Record
• Code 2 – Add Record
• Code 3 – Change Record

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Processing Logic

1. Open input and output files.
2. Read the next maintenance transaction when needed.
3. Read the next inventory master record when needed.
4. Compare master and transaction item numbers.
5. Based on the comparison:
   • Add a new record
   • Delete an existing record
   • Change selected fields
   • Write unmatched records unchanged
   • Write invalid transactions to the error file
6. Write updated or unchanged records to the new master file.
7. Perform file status checks on all writes.
8. Continue processing until both files reach end-of-file.

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Key COBOL Concepts Demonstrated

• Master/transaction file processing
• Sequential file I/O
• Record matching using key comparison
• Use of 88-level condition names
• Switch-controlled program flow
• Error handling with file status checking
• Data movement and field-level updates
• Use of WORKING-STORAGE flags and control switches

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Error Handling

• Invalid or unmatched maintenance transactions are written to ERRTRAN.
• File status codes are checked after each write.
• Processing terminates if a serious file error is detected.

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Execution Environment

• Designed for IBM mainframe environments
• Uses standard sequential files
• Suitable for IBM-compatible COBOL compilers

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Notes

• This program is intended for instructional use.
• File layouts are simplified for classroom exercises.
• No restart or recovery logic is implemented.
• Assumes input files are properly sorted by item number.

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License

This program is provided for educational purposes. You are free to study, modify, and extend it as part of your COBOL and mainframe learning journey.