The INITIAL compiler option causes a program and all of its nested programs to behave as if the IS INITIAL clause was specified on the PROGRAM-ID paragraph.

Default is: NOINITIAL

Abbreviations are: None

INITIAL

INITIAL causes a program and all of its nested programs to behave as if the IS INITIAL clause was specified on the PROGRAM-ID paragraph.
Note: INITIAL and the IS INITIAL clause have no effect on data items that do not have VALUE clauses.

NOINITIAL

NOINITIAL will have no effect on programs that already have IS INITIAL on the PROGRAM-ID paragraph in the source.