The debug module provides the means for the user to describe his debug algorithms, which contain some conditions under which data items or processes are monitored during the execution of the target program. Deciding what to monitor and what information to display on the output device is explicitly defined by the user. COBOL functions simply provide convenient access to relevant information. The debug module is considered obsolete in this version of Standard COBOL because it will be removed in a later revision of Standard COBOL.
GB/T 4092.11-1992 history
2008GB/T 4092-2008 Information technology.Programming languages.COBOL