Shared coding conventions allow teams to collaborate efficiently. For maximum readability, this rule checks that the levels, names and PICTURE
clauses for all items of the same level and which are subordinate to the same item start in the same column.
Noncompliant code example
01 ZONE1.
03 ZONE2 PIC X(10).
03 ZONE3 PIC X(10). *> Noncompliant; name out of line
03 ZONE4 PIC X(10). *> Noncompliant; level out of line
03 ZONE5 PIC X(10). *> Noncompliant; PIC out of line
Compliant solution
01 ZONE1.
03 ZONE2 PIC X(10).
03 ZONE3 PIC X(10).
03 ZONE4 PIC X(10).
03 ZONE5 PIC X(10).
