The procedure division is an optional division.
For additional details on a method procedure division, see Requirements for a method procedure division.
Format: procedure division >>-+-procedure-division-header-------------------+--------------> +-factory-or-object-procedure-division-header-+ '-method-procedure-division-header------------' >--+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--> | .----------------------------------------------. | | V (1) | | '-DECLARATIVES.----| sect |--.--use-statement------+----------+-+--END DECLARATIVES.-' '-| para |-' .---------------------------------------------------------------------. V (2) | >----section-name------SECTION--+---------------------+--.--+----------+-+->< | (3) | '-| para |-' '-priority-number-----' sect |--section-name--SECTION--+---------------------+---------------| | (3) | '-priority-number-----' para .-----------------------------------. V | |----paragraph-name.--+--------------+-+------------------------| | .----------. | | V | | '---sentence-+-'