Coding operands in control statements

This topic shows the types of operands that you will be coding in the control statements.

reserved-word
An existing reserved word.
user-word
A user-defined COBOL word that is not a reserved word.
comments
Any comments that you want to put on the same line with the control statement, or on a separate line that has an asterisk in column 1.
COBOL-word
A word of up to 30 characters that can be a system name, a reserved word, or a user-defined word.