 Productivity you can see
Visual development tools have set the productivity standard for rapid application development. IBM VisualAge for COBOL provides you with the VisualAge family Visual Builder, an object-oriented visual application builder that is designed to assist you in developing graphical user interface (GUI) application screens that use Windows GUI controls. This easy-to-use tool offers you the benefits of object-oriented programming without the need to retain developers in an object-oriented language. Factory support, the latest feature of the Visual Builder, allows you to dynamically create new windows without increased application overhead. And, the improved Workstation interface allows you to organize Visual Builder projects and set options for your applications. Other new features of the Visual Builder include tear-off attributes and data part support. Tear-off attributes enable you to access the attributes of parts inside other parts. Data part support enables you to use COPY files to connect screen data to programs. Combine these new features with the Visual Builder's extensive set of prefabricated GUI parts, a COBOL code generator, and code assistant, and you can easily and quickly develop a library of reusable components. Simplicity and Productivity
The optional VisualAge COBOL, Report Writer can help improve programmer productivity by providing general-purpose COBOL printing on the workstation with familiar host Report Writer function. | 
