COBCH1576 REFERENCE parameters not supported for functions in Managed COBOL

In managed COBOL, parameters can only be passed by value for function types.

function-id myFunction.
   procedure division using by reference myParam as binary-long. *> this causes the error
   ...
end function.
function-id myFunction.
 procedure division using by value myParam as binary-long. *> this is correct
 ...
end function.
function-id myFunction.
 procedure division using myParam as binary-long. *> this is correct - by  value assumed
 ...
end function.