Export Lists

A server library can contain many declarations of objects, some of which are exported and some of which are not exported. There is nothing in the declaration of an exported object that distinguishes it from a nonexported object. Instead, a separate construct called an export list specifies all the objects in a given block that are to be exported. The export list is used in addition to, rather than instead of, the declarations of the exported objects.

Exporting Objects in COBOL74

Export lists are not used in COBOL74. Libraries in this language always export exactly one object, which corresponds to the PROCEDURE DIVISION of the program.