Define the characteristics of your data, and group your data definitions into one or more of the sections in the DATA DIVISION.
You can use these sections for defining the following types of data:
The COBOL for AIX compiler limits the maximum size of DATA DIVISION elements. For details, see the related reference about compiler limits below.
related concepts
Comparison of WORKING-STORAGE and LOCAL-STORAGE
related references
cob2, cob2_j, and cob2_r options
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Compiler limits (COBOL for AIX Language Reference)