COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

Cause
The DECLARATIVES header does not precede all procedures in the Procedure Division.
246 (Error)
Declarative paragraph not within section
Cause
A paragraph-name in the Declaratives Portion of the Procedure Division is not subordinate to
any section-name, as it must be.
247 (Error)
Improper context for USE sentence
Cause
The USE sentence does not immediately follow a section header in the Declaratives Portion of
the Procedure Division, as it must.
248 (Error)
Debugging procedures must be first declaratives
Cause
Not all debugging procedures precede all nondebugging procedures in the Declaratives Portion
of the Procedure Division.
249 (Error)
Undefined debugging reference
Cause
The indicated USE DEBUGGING statement cannot be resolved to any defined entity.
250 (Error)
Debugging not supported for this object
Cause
HP COBOL does not support debugging for this type of object.
251 (Error)
Debugging not permitted for this object
Cause
The COBOL language does not define debugging for this type of object.
252 (Error)
Debugging not permitted for debugging procedures
Cause
A USE DEBUGGING statement references a paragraph- name or section-name that belongs to
a debugging procedure.
253 (Error)
Conflicting debugging declarative assignments
1142 Compiler Diagnostic Messages