What is DISP = (NEW, PASS, DELETE ?

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What is DISP = (NEW, PASS, DELETE ?

This is a new file and create it, if the step terminates normally, pass it to the subsequent steps and if step abends, delete it. This dataset will not exist beyond the JCL.

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