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Question: What is the purpose of the ALTER statement in COBOL?

Answer: The ALTER statement in COBOL is used to modify the properties of data items at runtime. It allows dynamic changes to the length, picture, or usage of data items.

Example:

ALTER ITEM-DESCR TO PIC X(30).

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