What Does A Disposition Of (new,catlg,keep) For A Dsn Mean?

1.	What Does A Disposition Of (new,catlg,keep) For A Dsn Mean?
Answer» DISP NEW will allocate new memory space for disposition. DISP CATLG will catalog the available data set once the step is SUCCESSFUL. DISP KEEP will retain the dataset. Catalog will not be KEPT when the step abends. The above 3 operations ALWAYS ensures that the data set is properly HANDLED. The operations are RELIABLE to handle the data sets.

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DISP NEW will allocate new memory space for disposition.
DISP CATLG will catalog the available data set once the step is SUCCESSFUL.
DISP KEEP will retain the dataset. Catalog will not be KEPT when the step abends.
The above 3 operations ALWAYS ensures that the data set is properly HANDLED.
The operations are RELIABLE to handle the data sets.

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