A computer readable medium is configured to receive an identification of a plurality of data records, where each data record corresponds to one of a plurality of data record schemas represented in COBOL, and each data record schema corresponds to one of a plurality of standardized data record schemas. The computer readable medium is further configured to specify one of the plurality of standardized data record schemas as a selected standardized data record schema, and to process the plurality of data records based on the selected standardized data record schema.