Use ADATA when you want the compiler to create a SYSADATA file that contains records of additional compilation information.
ADATA option syntax .-NOADATA-. >>-+---------+------------------------------------------------->< '-ADATA---'
Default is: NOADATA
Abbreviations are: None
ADATA is required for remote compilation using an IBM Windows COBOL compiler. On z/OS, the SYSADATA file is file is written to ddname SYSADATA. The size of the SYSADATA file generally grows with the size of the associated program.
You cannot specify ADATA in a PROCESS (CBL) statement. You can specify it only in one of the following ways: