Severity

Use this field to specify the maximum error severity level.

The possible values for this entry field are 0 through 29 for OPM COBOL/400, and 0 through 30 for ILE COBOL.

29 (for OPM COBOL/400) or 30 (for ILE COBOL)
Compilation stops if the number of errors with severity level 29 (for OPM COBOL/400) or 30 (for ILE COBOL) or higher exceeds the maximum number of error messages specified. This is the default value.

0-29 (for OPM COBOL/400) or 0-30 (for ILE COBOL)
Compilation stops if the number of errors with the specified severity level or higher exceeds the maximum number of error messages specified.