Making recursive calls
A called program can directly or indirectly execute its caller. For example, program X calls program Y, program Y calls program Z, and program Z then calls program X. This type of call is recursive.
About this task
To make a recursive call, you must
code the RECURSIVE clause in the PROGRAM-ID
paragraph of the recursively called
program.
If you try to recursively call a COBOL program that does not
have the RECURSIVE clause in the PROGRAM-ID paragraph,
a condition is signaled.
If the
condition remains unhandled, the run unit will end.