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DISP System Option—Disposition Processing from JCL

Use the DISP system option to define the type of process for final disposition processing as specified in the JCL. This applies only to the controlling data set.

This system option has the following format:

DISP=[YES|NO|OUTPUT]
NO

Specifies that disposition is not processed and all volumes are KEEP.

OUTPUT

(Default) Specifies that disposition is for output only.

YES

Specifies that disposition processing from JCL is allowed.