Code Cleanup Options

Generate .editorconfig file from settings

• Click this button to create an .editorconfig file that contains the code style settings. See Sharing the Visual Studio Formatting Preferences with an EditorConfig File.

Identification Division preferences

Identification Division header

Specify your preferences for the style of the IDENTIFICATION keyword:

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

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' keyword - formatting with code cleanup changes the prefix in field names to OF.
• Prefer 'IN' keyword - formatting with code cleanup 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' keyword - formatting with code cleanup changes all instances of PICTURE with PIC.
• Prefer 'PICTURE' keyword - formatting with code cleanup 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.
• Prefer removing 'USAGE' keyword - formatting with code cleanup removes the USAGE keyword and the IS keyword if it is used with USAGE.

BINARY data format

Specify your preferences for indicating BINARY data:

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Prefer 'BINARY' keyword - formatting with code cleanup sets the binary data format keyword to BINARY.
• Prefer 'COMP' keyword - formatting with code cleanup sets the binary data format keyword to COMP.
• Prefer 'COMP-4' keyword - formatting with code cleanup 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' keyword - formatting with code cleanup changes all instances of COMPUTATIONAL with COMP.
• Prefer 'COMPUTATIONAL' keyword - formatting with code cleanup changes all instances of COMP with COMPUTATIONAL.

Procedure Division preferences

Prefer symbols over keywords for operators

Specify whether to use symbols for operators:

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Use where possible - formatting with code cleanup replaces keywords for operators with symbols.

THEN clause

Specify whether to use the THEN keyword:

• No preference - no code style changes will be applied.
• Prefer removing 'THEN' keyword - formatting with code cleanup removes the THEN keyword.