Put a work item on hold

You can put a work item on hold and later pick up this work item to continue working with it.  

To put a work item on hold, do one of the following:

• Click Hold in the Work Item Viewer title bar.

• If available, click Cancel, Exit, or a similarly named control in the work item.

Note: Canceling a work item discards any changes you have made.

Result: The work item state changes to Held. It remains in the My Work Items view. The work item remains on hold until you pick it up again.

Warning:  If you click the X in the Work Item Viewer title bar and then click Leave this Page, you can close a work item and put it on hold. However, you lose any changes you have made to the work item form. Logging off the IPA Work Item Client also closes any open Work Items and puts them on hold.