Nesting error for PERFORM Explanation: The last statement the program executed was a PERFORM statement whose range was exited in an order that violates the rules for nesting PERFORM statements in COBOL programs. PERFORM statement ranges must be exited in reverse order from the order in which they are activated. User Action: Check the program logic of the PERFORM range nesting to ensure that the program exits from nested PERFORM ranges in the reverse order in which they are activated.