The runtime options shown in the table below are supported.
| Option | Description | Default | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHECK | Flags checking errors | CHECK(ON) | CH |
| DEBUG | Specifies whether the COBOL debugging sections specified by the USE FOR DEBUGGING declarative are active | NODEBUG | None |
| ERRCOUNT | Specifies how many conditions of severity 1 (W-level) can occur before the run unit terminates abnormally | ERRCOUNT(20) | None |
| FILESYS | Specifies the file system to use for files for which no explicit file system selections are made, either through ASSIGN or an environment variable | FILESYS(STL) | None |
| TRAP | Indicates whether COBOL intercepts exceptions | TRAP(ON) | None |
| UPSI | Sets the eight UPSI switches on or off for applications that use COBOL routines | UPSI(00000000) | None |