The Identification Division must begin with the words IDENTIFICATION DIVISION or ID DIVISION followed by a separator period.
The first paragraph of the Identification Division must be the PROGRAM-ID paragraph. The other paragraphs are optional, but when written, must appear in the order shown in the format.
->->--*--IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. --*--------------------> *--ID DIVISION. --------------* ->-PROGRAM-ID. program-name.----------------------------> ->----*---------------------------------*---------------> *--AUTHOR. ----*----------------*-* + *-------------*+ + V ++ *-comment-entry-** ->----*-------------------------------------*-----------> *-INSTALLATION. --*----------------*--* + *-------------*+ + V ++ *-comment-entry-** ->----*-------------------------------------*-----------> *-DATE-WRITTEN. --*----------------*--* + *-------------*+ + V ++ *-comment-entry-** ->---*---------------------------------------*----------> *--DATE-COMPILED. --*-----------------*-* + *-------------*+ + V ++ *--comment-entry-** ->---*----------------------------------*---------------><- *--SECURITY. --*-----------------*-* + *-------------*+ + V ++ *--comment-entry-**
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