IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

The IDENTIFICATION DIVISION must be the first division in each COBOL source program. The IDENTIFICATION DIVISION can include the date a program was written, the date of compilation, and other such documentary information.

Program IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
For a program, the first paragraph of the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION must be the PROGRAM-ID paragraph. The other paragraphs are optional and can appear in any order.

The following format is for a program IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.

Format: program identification division

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramIDENTIFICATIONIDDIVISION.PROGRAM-ID.program-nameISRECURSIVECOMMONINITIALINITIALCOMMONPROGRAM.AUTHOR.comment-entryINSTALLATION.comment-entryDATE-WRITTEN.comment-entryDATE-COMPILED.comment-entrySECURITY.comment-entry