What is the Importance of GLOBAL clause According to new standards of COBOL

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What is the Importance of GLOBAL clause According to new standards of COBOL

When any data name, file-name, Record-name, condition name or Index defined in an Including Program can be reference by a directly or indirectly in an included program, Provided the said name has been declared to be a global name by GLOBAL Format of GLOBAL Clause is 01data-1 pic 9(5) IS GLOBAL.

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