17. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein automatically forming the REDEFINE clause as the object instance further comprises: reading the set of COBOL data; identifying an instance of the REDEFINE clause affecting a REDEFINE subset; recursively rereading the REDEFINE subset; and automatically forming each reread portion of the REDEFINE subset as the object instance.
16. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform steps comprising: generating an interface for receiving a copybook selection and REDEFINE criteria; importing a copybook from a database, the copybook corresponding with a set of COBOL data stored in the database that includes a dynamic COBOL construct; creating an object model for the copybook; receiving the set of COBOL data; identifying, based at least in part on the received set of COBOL data, an instance of a REDEFINE clause and automatically forming the REDEFINE clause as an object instance; and forming the object instance that is equivalent to the set of COBOL data, the object instance including one or more representations for a complete set of one or more properties included in the dynamic COBOL construct without requiring custom coding for the forming of the object instance.