This activity is used to keep the business opportunity on-hold, i.e., when the sales process is interrupted for some reason. This could be, for instance, when you are waiting for information or a confirmation from the account or if further discussions with the account are required before proceeding.
You can resume the work again by activating the opportunity at any time, without any specific conditions or requirements.
The business opportunity cannot be in the Closed or Canceled status.
As a result of this activity, the status of the business opportunity changes to On-Hold.