A section consists of a section header optionally followed by one or
more paragraphs. A section-header is a section-name followed by: the keyword SECTION, an optional segment-number, and a separator period. The section-header must begin in Area A. Segment-numbers are explained in the ILE COBOL for AS/400 Programmer's Guide.
A section-name is a user-defined word that identifies a section. If referenced, a section-name must be unique within the program in which it is defined, because it cannot be qualified.
A section ends immediately before the next section header, or at the end of the Procedure Division, or, in the declaratives portion, at the keywords END DECLARATIVES.
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