You will find that there are very few people who will help you, unless you show that you have made some genuine effort yourself.
I feel you are basically asking someone to give you the COBOL code that you need, without you really demonstrating that you even understanding the logic of the solution ( as opposed to how that logic would be implemented specifically using the COBOL programming language).
For example, you could have said something like :-
I want to create a working-storage table with 2 columns – POLICY-NUMBER as PIC X(04) and ATTENDING-MANAGER as PIC X(30).
I want the table to have 3 rows.
I want to put data ( as you have provided ) into the table.
I then want to be able to search the table for a particular POLICY-NUMBER and then display who the ATTENDING-MANAGER is, for that POLICY-NUMBER.
This would demonstrate that even if you don’t know how to do this in COBOL, that you have at least put in the effort to firstly figure out what you want the program to do.
It would have the added benefit of breaking down the problem into smaller chunks that can then be solved one at a time i.e. a ‘plan’.
There are probably very few people who will spend their time writing the code for you and just giving it to you. Most will just answer your question with another question ( frustrating – I know ). It’s hard, but in computer programming ( with a 3G language like COBOL ), you have to overcome lazy mindedness ( & no offence is intended in saying this ).
With regards to using tables in COBOL, you must become an expert on how to use them. I have found that most COBOL programmers don’t really understand them ( Tek-Tips contributors excluded, of course ).
If you don’t understand them, you will never be able to rest easy.
