== Why is this an issue?

COBOL files containing a large number of sections are by definition difficult to understand and therefore to maintain.


=== Exceptions

Sections contained in copybooks are not taken into account when computing the total number of sections in a program.

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'''
== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

This file contains XXX sections, which is greater than the YYY authorized.


=== Parameters

.Section threshold
****

----
100
----

The maximum authorized sections.
****


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