The COBOL compiler calls the CICS Translator on your behalf if the CICS('CTS31') or CICS('CTS32') compiler option is specified as part of your local compiler options. This compiler option is automatically generated on a local syntax check of a remote CICS COBOL file if the Use CICS (contains EXEC CICS statements) check box is selected on the Procedures and Steps tab of the COBOL Settings properties page for the remote COBOL file. You can select CICS Transaction Server 3.1, CICS Transaction Server 3.2, or CICS Transaction Server 4.1 on this page.
Because the CICS('CTS31'), CICS('CTS32'), and CICS('CTS41') compiler options are only intended for syntax checking purposes, you should not use them when trying to build a DLL that runs in a CICS region. If this option is specified in the IDE for any action other than a syntax check, an error dialog opens and the build terminates.