UUID4
The UUID4 function returns a 36-character alphanumeric string that is a version 4 universally unique identifier(UUID).
This intrinsic function is introduced in Enterprise COBOL Version 6 Release 1 with PTF for APAR PH20081.
The function type is alphanumeric.
Example
The following COBOL program fragment produces output like 'UUID4: 4ed161b5-0d3c-4f06-8381-5f14678e13da', with subsequent executions that are producing different UUID values.
DISPLAY "UUID4: " FUNCTION UUID4