INITIAL

The INITIAL compiler option causes a program and all of its nested programs to behave as if the IS INITIAL clause was specified on the PROGRAM-ID paragraph.

INITIAL option syntax

Default is: NOINITIAL

Abbreviations are: None

INITIAL: INITIAL causes a program and all of its nested programs to behave as if the IS INITIAL clause was specified on the PROGRAM-ID paragraph.
Note: INITIAL and the IS INITIAL clause have no effect on data items that do not have VALUE clauses.
NOINITIAL: NOINITIAL will have no effect on programs that already have IS INITIAL on the PROGRAM-ID paragraph in the source.

Related tasks
Setting a program to an initial state

Related references
Conflicting compiler options