Setting Workspace Verification Options: Legacy Dialects Tab

To identify the dialect of the source files in your application, perform the following steps:

Click Options > Workspace Options. This opens the Options - Workspace dialog box.
Click Verification > Legacy Dialects.
In the Source Type list, select the source file type whose dialect you want to specify, then select the dialect in the dialect pane.

Set verification options for the dialect. The table below shows the available options:

Option	Dialect	Description
Binary Storage Mode	ACUCOBOL-GT®, Micro Focus COBOL	Specifies the binary storage mode: Word (2, 4, or 8 bytes) or Byte (1 to 8 bytes).
Comment out unsupported statements	Micro Focus COBOL, .NET/JVM COBOL	Excludes directives and unsupported statements which are set implicitly in the source files and/or the directive files used in source files. Note: XMLGEN and any other directive affecting the kenlygen.xml generation set explicitly in the CA Options will not be excluded and will lead to failures in verification.
Compiler Directives	All COBOL	Specifies directives to be used during compilation. To add a directive, right-click in the Compiler Directives field and select Add from the context menu. The format is: `<directive>`="`<value>`". Using the context menu you can also delete, edit, select, unselect, move up/down the directives. Note: Project-level compiler directives override workspace-level directives.
Copybook Directories	Micro Focus COBOL, .NET/JVM COBOL	Specifies copybook directories that contain system copybooks, frameworks and other copybooks that are not part of the source code but are used by it.
COPY REPLACING Substitutes Partial Words	All COBOL	Specifies that the application was compiled with partial-word substitution enabled for COPY REPLACE operations.
COPY statements as in COBOL-68	All COBOL	Specifies that the application was compiled with the OLDCOPY option set.
Currency Sign	All COBOL	Specifies the national language currency symbol.
Data File Assignment	Micro Focus COBOL	Specifies the setting of the compiler ASSIGN option: Dynamic or External.
Enable MF comments	Micro Focus COBOL	Specifies that the application contains comments in the first position.
Environment	Micro Focus COBOL, .NET/JVM COBOL	Specifies environment variables.
Graphical System	ACUCOBOL-GT®	Specifies that the application was executed on a graphical rather than character-based system.
In Margins	All PL/I	Specifies the current margins for source files.
Micro Focus compiler compatibility level	Micro Focus COBOL, .NET/JVM COBOL	Enables forward compatibility with Micro Focus COBOL systems by selectively enabling Micro Focus-specific reserved words and changing the behavior of certain features to be compatible with particular versions.
PERFORM behavior	ACUCOBOL-GT®, Micro Focus COBOL	Specifies the setting of the compiler PERFORM-type option: Stack, to enable recursive PERFORMS, or All exits active, to disallow them.
Preprocessors	Micro Focus COBOL, .NET/JVM COBOL	Specifies the preprocessors' order of execution. To change the order of execution, right-click in the Compiler Directives field and select Move Up or Move Down from the context menu. Using the context menu you can also add, delete, edit, select or unselect the preprocessors.
Preserve dialect for verified objects	All COBOL	Specifies that the parser reverify COBOL files with the same dialect it used when the files were verified first.
RM/COBOL compatibility	ACUCOBOL-GT®	Specifies that the parser ensure proper memory allocation for applications written for Liant RM/COBOL. Emulates behavior of -Ds compatibility option.
Source Format	ACUCOBOL-GT®	Specifies the ACUCOBOL-GT® source format: ANSI, Long or Terminal.
SQL Dialect	All SQL	Specifies the SQL dialect. The options are: Standard SQL, DB2 for AS/400, Unisys RDMS. For ANSI SQL-92 and DB2 for OS/390 use Standard SQL.
Support Hogan Framework	All COBOL	Specifies that the parser create relationships for Hogan COBOL and Hogan batch applications. Specify the full path of the folder for Hogan Framework configuration files in the Hogan Files Location field. See Hogan Framework Support for more information.
Treat COMP-1/COMP-2 as FLOAT/DOUBLE	ACUCOBOL-GT®	Specifies that the parser treat picture data types with COMP-1 or COMP-2 attributes as FLOAT or DOUBLE, respectively.