FLOW (COBOL only)

FLOW controls the FLOW output produced by OS/VS COBOL programs. You cannot set this option at the system or region levels.

The default value for non-CICS applications is NOFLOW.

The default value for CICS® applications is NOFLOW.

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Syntax

   .-NOFLOW--.   
>>-+-FLOW----+-------------------------------------------------><
   +-FLOW(n)-+   
   +-FLOW=n--+   
   '-FLOWn---'   

NOFLOW
Suppresses the OS/VS COBOL FLOW output.
FLOW
Allows the OS/VS COBOL FLOW output.
n
Specifies the number of procedures traced. The number can be any integer from 1 to 99, inclusive.