The Outline view displays a structural outline of the COBOL source file that is currently active in the COBOL editor. The contents of the Outline view vary depending on the COBOL program type.
The tree structure displayed in the Outline view is as follows:
For an ordinary COBOL source file
PROGRAM-ID
Environment division and section-name
Data division and section-name
Procedure division, section-name, and paragraph-name
For an object-oriented COBOL source file
CLASS-ID
FACTORY
OBJECT
METHOD-ID
Environment division and section-name
Data division and section-name
Procedure division, section-name, and paragraph-name
Function of the Outline view
The Outline view has the following function:
Move to an element
The cursor in the editor is moved to the location of the selected element, such as a program name or method name.
