Turns on fast INITIALIZE of tables. FASTINIT renders as undefined any table contents that a normal INITIALIZE statement would not change. 
Restriction: This directive is supported in native COBOL only. 
 
 
Syntax:
>>-.---.-.----.--FASTINIT------------------><
   +-/-+ +-NO-+
 
Properties:
| Default:  | 
NOFASTINIT  | 
| Phase:  | 
Check  | 
| $SET:  | 
Initial  |