The procedure division is an optional division.
For additional details on a method procedure division, see Requirements for a method procedure division.
Format: procedure division >>-+-procedure-division-header-------------------+--------------> +-factory-or-object-procedure-division-header-+ '-method-procedure-division-header------------' >--+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--> | .------------------------------------------. | | V (1) | | '-DECLARATIVES.----| sect |--.--use-statement------| para |-+--END DECLARATIVES.-' .-----------------------------------------------------------------. V (2) | >----section-name------SECTION--+---------------------+--.--| para |-+->< | (3) | '-priority-number-----' sect |--section-name--SECTION--+---------------------+---------------| | (3) | '-priority-number-----' para .-----------------------------------. V | |----paragraph-name.--+--------------+-+------------------------| | .----------. | | V | | '---sentence-+-'