VMS Help  —  COBOL  DATA_DIVISION, clauses  VALUE_IS
  The VALUE IS clause defines the values associated with
  condition-names, the initial value of Working-Storage Section data
  items, the value of Report Section printable items, the compile-time
  initialization of variables to the address of data, and to external
  constants, and the constant values of literal screen items.
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1format_lit 2format THROUGH 3format REFERENCE 4format EXTERNAL
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