Project Properties

The COBOL project properties comprise some properties that apply to the project generally, regardless of the type of build, and some properties that apply to specific build configurations of the project, such as a debug build or release build.

You access a project's properties from Project > <project> properties.

Application Properties for .NET COBOL
The Application property page for managed COBOL projects lets you specify properties such as the name of the target assembly file to build and output type, targeted version of the .NET framework or Startup object .
Application properties for native COBOL
The Application property page for native COBOL projects lets you specify properties such as the name of the file to build and entry point for the application.
COBOL Link Page
You use the COBOL Link page in your project properties to link your native project to a run-time system and specify link parameters.
COBOL Properties
The properties you specify on the COBOL page in the project properties apply to the selected configuration.
Micro Focus Code Analysis
The code analysis rules you enable on this page in the project's properties are executed when you build the project.
Copybook Paths
The Copybook Paths page in the project's properties enables you to specify the paths to the directories in which this development system searches for copybook files.
Debug Properties
The properties you specify on the Debug page of the project properties apply to the selected configuration.
Namespaces
The Namespaces page in the project properties lets you add or update namespaces for your managed COBOL project, or specify paths to referenced assemblies.
Preprocessor Properties
The Preprocessors page in your project or file properties enables you to specify one or more additional preprocessors to use with your project or files. It also enables you to specify the order in which the IDE should execute the preprocessors.
SQL Properties
The SQL page in your project or file properties enables you to select an ESQL preprocessor and to add SQL directives.

Parent topic: Specifying IDE, Project, and File Properties

Related concepts

Overview of COBOL Project Properties

Related tasks

To set COBOL project properties

To specify file properties

To configure how the IDE determines the Compiler directives of files

To automatically determine and set directives on COBOL files

Related reference

Options for Setting Compiler Directives on COBOL Files