Environment Division
The Environment Division has two sections:
The Environment Division is optional in a COBOL source program.
Environment Division - Format >>-ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.----------------------------------------> >--+--------------------------------------------------------------+--> '-CONFIGURATION SECTION.--| Configuration Section Paragraphs |-' >--+------------------------------------------------------------+->< '-INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.--| Input-Output Section Paragraphs |-' Configuration Section Paragraphs |--+---------------------------------------------+--------------> '-SOURCE-COMPUTER.--+-----------------------+-' '-source-computer-entry-' >--+---------------------------------------------+--------------> '-OBJECT-COMPUTER.--+-----------------------+-' '-object-computer-entry-' >--+-----------------------------------------+------------------| '-SPECIAL-NAMES.--+---------------------+-' '-special-names-entry-' Input-Output Section Paragraphs .--------------------. V | |--FILE-CONTROL.----file-control-entry-+------------------------> >--+-----------------------------------------+------------------| '-I-O-CONTROL.--+-----------------------+-' | .-------------------. | | V | | '---i-o-control-entry-+-'
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