Yes, several batch COBOL processes. :). The flowcharts are to include set up, the batch process - including program switches, output and routing.
I used to do my flowcharting with Visio, but the number of licenses was cut, including mine. I will check out the links, thanks! Linda Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 10, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah, you did say mainframe processes. :-) > > You also said free. Well, I guess if my last paragraph applies, Visio is > free to you. > > These people > https://www.maketecheasier.com/5-best-free-alternatives-to-microsoft-visio/ > recommend LucidChart. These all look good. I guess OfficeDraw is the > LibreOffice replacement for Visio. > > Charles > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Charles Mills > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 10:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Good, free flowchart software > > Mainframe processes, right, so this question is on topic? :-) > > I have been using Visio since before Microsoft acquired it. I am quite fond > of it. It is not specifically a flowcharting program but it does a decent > job of flowcharting. I think of it as a "technical diagramming" tool (my > words, not theirs) -- which would include flowcharts. There *may* be an > add-in to do some sort of "standard" or "formal" flowchart but I have not > looked. It is very flexible: I use it for diagrams showing the relationship > among C++ classes and for those arrow-type syntax diagrams for commands. > > It is part of the MS Office Suite. List price is probably astronomical but > if you work for a medium or large company they may have licenses lying > around. > > Charles > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Linda > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 10:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Good, free flowchart software > > Greetings! > > I need a free flowcharting tool to diagram the workflows for several > mainframe processes. It would have to run on Windows. Google lists several, > but I am not familiar with any of them. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
