== Why is this an issue?

To ensure future code portability, obsolete keywords should not be used. The following keywords were declared obsolete in the COBOL ANSI-85 standard and removed in the ISO/IEC 1989:2002 standard: 


* Paragraphs: ``++AUTHOR++``, ``++INSTALLATION++``, ``++DATE-WRITTEN++``, ``++DATE-COMPILED++``, ``++SECURITY++``
* Clauses: ``++DATA RECORD(S)++``, ``++LABEL RECORD(S)++``, ``++MEMORY SIZE++``, ``++MULTIPLE FILE (TAPE)++``, ``++RERUN++``, ``++VALUE OF++``, ``++CODE SEGMENT-LIMIT++``
* Statements: ``++ALTER++``, ``++ENTER++``, ``++STOP++`` _literal_, ``++GO TO++`` without an argument
* Phrases: ``++REVERSED++`` phrase of the ``++OPEN++`` statement
* Special registers: ``++DEBUG-ITEM++``
* Sections: Debugging sections
* Declarative: ``++USE FOR DEBUGGING++``

The following keywords were declared obsolete in the ISO/IEC 1989:2002 standard:

* Phrase: ``++DEBUGGING MODE++``
* Clause: ``++PADDING CHARACTER++``


=== Noncompliant code example

[source,cobol]
----
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID.  AcceptAndDisplay.
AUTHOR.  Michael Coughlan.  *> Noncompliant
----


=== Compliant solution

[source,cobol]
----
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID.  AcceptAndDisplay.
----


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== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

"XXX" is obsolete.


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== Comments And Links
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=== on 8 Dec 2014, 14:24:50 Pierre-Yves Nicolas wrote:
Other language elements were categorized as obsolete in COBOL 85 and removed in COBOL 2002. See:

* \http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2_8.5.1/com.ibm.etools.cbl.win.doc/topics/rlpreobs.htm?lang=en
* \http://supportline.microfocus.com/documentation/books/sx22sp1/atobsl.htm

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