Clean up preferences

These preferences are available from the Window > Preferences > Micro Focus > COBOL > Code Style > Clean Up page.

The following preferences enable you to specify code changes when you use Source > Format with Clean Up when a program is open in the editor.

General preferences

Keyword case style

Specify your preferences for the case style of the COBOL keywords.

• No preference - no case style changes will be applied.
• Prefer lowercase - all COBOL keywords converted to lowercase.
• Prefer uppercase - all COBOL keywords converted to uppercase.

Identifier case style

Specify your preferences for the case style of the COBOL identifiers.

• No preference - no case style changes will be applied.
• Prefer lowercase - all COBOL identifiers converted to lowercase.
• Prefer uppercase - all COBOL identifiers converted to uppercase.

Identification Division preferences

Identification Division header keyword

Specify your preferences for the style of the IDENTIFICATION keyword:

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Prefer 'IDENTIFICATION' - formatting with code clean up changes ID to IDENTIFICATION.
• Prefer 'ID' - formatting with code clean up changes IDENTIFICATION to ID.

Data Division preferences

Data item qualification separator

Specify the prefix to use in field names - either OF or IN (A-COUNT of A-WORK-1):

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Prefer 'OF' - formatting with code clean up changes the prefix in field names to OF.
• Prefer 'IN' - formatting with code clean up changes the prefix in field names to IN.

PICTURE clause

Specify your preferences for the style of the PICTURE keyword:

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Prefer 'PIC' - formatting with code clean up changes all instances of PICTURE with PIC.
• Prefer 'PICTURE' - formatting with code clean up changes all instances of PIC with PICTURE.

USAGE clause

Specify whether to use the USAGE keyword:

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Remove when optional - formatting with code clean up removes the USAGE keyword and the IS keyword when they are optional.

BINARY data format

Specify your preferences for indicating BINARY data:

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Prefer 'BINARY' - formatting with code clean up sets the binary data format keyword to BINARY.
• Prefer 'COMP' - formatting with code clean up sets the binary data format keyword to COMP.
• Prefer 'COMP-4' - formatting with code clean up sets the binary data format keyword to COMP-4.

COMP data format

Specify your preferences for indicating COMP data:

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Prefer 'COMP' - formatting with code clean up changes all instances of COMPUTATIONAL with COMP.
• Prefer 'COMPUTATIONAL' - formatting with code clean up changes all instances of COMP with COMPUTATIONAL.

Procedure Division preferences

Operator style

Specify whether to use symbols for operators:

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Prefer symbols - formatting with code clean up replaces keywords for operators with symbols.

THEN clause

Specify whether to use the THEN keyword:

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Remove when optional - formatting with code clean up removes the THEN keyword when it is optional.