The Identification Division must begin with the words IDENTIFICATION DIVISION or ID DIVISION followed by a separator period.
The first paragraph of the Identification Division must be the PROGRAM-ID paragraph. The other paragraphs are optional, but when written, must appear in the order shown in the format.
->->--*--IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. --*-------------------->
*--ID DIVISION. --------------*
->-PROGRAM-ID. program-name.---------------------------->
->----*---------------------------------*--------------->
*--AUTHOR. ----*----------------*-*
+ *-------------*+
+ V ++
*-comment-entry-**
->----*-------------------------------------*----------->
*-INSTALLATION. --*----------------*--*
+ *-------------*+
+ V ++
*-comment-entry-**
->----*-------------------------------------*----------->
*-DATE-WRITTEN. --*----------------*--*
+ *-------------*+
+ V ++
*-comment-entry-**
->---*---------------------------------------*---------->
*--DATE-COMPILED. --*-----------------*-*
+ *-------------*+
+ V ++
*--comment-entry-**
->---*----------------------------------*---------------><-
*--SECURITY. --*-----------------*-*
+ *-------------*+
+ V ++
*--comment-entry-**
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