These optional paragraphs in the identification division can be omitted:
The comment-entry in any of the optional paragraphs can be any combination of characters from the character set of the computer. The comment-entry is written in Area B on one or more lines.
The paragraph name DATE-COMPILED and any comment-entry associated with it appear in the source code listing with the current date inserted. For example:
DATE-COMPILED. 11/30/07.
Comment-entries serve only as documentation; they do not affect the meaning of the program. A hyphen in the indicator area (column 7) is not permitted in comment-entries.
You can include DBCS character strings as comment-entries in the identification division of your program. Multiple lines are allowed in a comment-entry that contains DBCS character strings.
A DBCS character string must be preceded by a shift-out control character and followed by a shift-in control character. For example:
AUTHOR. <.A.U.T.H.O.R.-.N.A.M.E>, XYZ CORPORATION DATE-WRITTEN. <.D.A.T.E>
When a comment-entry that is contained on multiple lines uses DBCS characters, shift-out and shift-in characters must be paired on a line.