Identify the file disposition upon normal and abnormal step termination. When coding the PATHDISP operand, you can code either the normal, abnormal, or both disposition types; however, JCL requires you to provide a normal disposition when coding an abnormal disposition.

ALLOCATE PATH('pathname')
         PATHOPTS(file-option[,file-option,…])
         PATHMODE(file-access-attribute[,file-access-attribute,…])
         PATHDISP(normal-term-dispositon,abnormal-term-disposition)