Input processing

Type 7 parameter

Acts upon input data and writes it to the extract file

Output processing

Type 8 parameter

Acts upon data stored in the extract file for report output

Arithmetic

ADD (+)

MINUS (-)

TIMES (X)

DIVIDE (/)

COMPUTE

Add

Subtract

Multiply

Divide

Performs compound arithmetic operations

Conditional

IF

Performs a comparison or a test

Assignment

MOVE

Transfers a value to a field

Processing control

TAKE

Prints selected edit lines and stops processing

DROP

Stops processing current record

RELS

Prints selected edit lines without interrupting processing

PERFORM

Sends the processing to a specified line or chapter of code

RETURN

Returns processing to code immediately following the related PERFORM statement