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

comment-entry
is any combination of characters from the ASCII character set.
The first keyword following a comment-entry must start on a program text line that has a
space character in its indicator field. This keyword must start in area A and be preceded by
space characters only.
A comment-entry cannot be continued with the hyphen convention; however, it can be
implicitly continued onto additional program text lines if area A of those lines contains space
characters only.
The compiler ignores keywords and periods in comment-entry.
The compiler copies comment-entry to the listing as is, except the one in the DATE-COMPILED
paragraph (see DATE-COMPILED Paragraph).
INSTALLATION paragraph
NOTE: The 1985 COBOL standard classifies the INSTALLATION paragraph as obsolete, so
you are advised not to use it. Instead, use a comment, as in Example 23.
DATE-WRITTEN paragraph
NOTE: The 1985 COBOL standard classifies the DATE-WRITTEN paragraph as obsolete, so
you are advised not to use it. Instead, use a comment, as in Example 23.
DATE-COMPILED paragraph
NOTE: The 1985 COBOL standard classifies the DATE-COMPILED paragraph as obsolete,
so you are advised not to use it. Instead, use a comment, as in Example 23.
SECURITY paragraph
NOTE: The 1985 COBOL standard classifies the SECURITY paragraph as obsolete, so you
are advised not to use it. Instead, use a comment, as in Example 23.
Identification Division Syntax 97