SDISP

The SDISP keyword specifies the status disposition for a data set.

Syntax


>>-+----------------+------------------------------------------><
   '-SDISP=-+-NEW-+-'   
            +-SHR-+     
            +-OLD-+     
            '-MOD-'

SDISP=NEW|SHR|OLD|MOD

Operands

NEW: The specified or defaulted status disposition is DISP=(NEW).
SHR: The specified or defaulted status disposition is DISP=(SHR).
OLD: The specified or defaulted status disposition is DISP=(OLD).
MOD: The specified or defaulted status disposition is DISP=(MOD).

Notes:

The SDISP keyword does not apply to a VSAM IDCAMS DEFINE statement.
The system takes the following defaults with the status disposition parameter: If you omit the DISP parameter, the default disposition is NEW for the status disposition.

Default

None.

Environments

ALLOCATE, EXTEND, UNALLOCATE, STOW, and CATCHECK.

JCL equivalent

DD01 DD DISP=(NEW,,)

Example

SDISP=NEW