Terminal The Terminal format divides the COBOL source row into 512 columns, that are used in the following way: Column 1 Indicator area Columns 1 to 4 Area A Columns 5 to 512 Area B • Division headers, section headers and paragraph names must start in Area A. • Level numbers can appear either in Area A or Area B. • All other COBOL text must start in Area B. • Comments are identified by an asterisk, a slash or a dollar sign in the Indicator area (in this case the whole row is commented) or by a pipe in Area B (in this case only the text after the pipe is commented).
