---
title: "Place a production order on hold - Impact workspace"
slug: "place-a-production-order-on-hold-impact-workspace"
description: "Learn how to place an affected production order on Hold from an ECO, choose a reason, notify production, and unblock it when work can resume."
tags: ["Task", "ECM plus"]
status: "update"
updated: 2026-10-21T07:03:24Z
published: 2026-10-21T07:03:24Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/place-a-production-order-on-hold-impact-workspace"
---

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# Place a production order on hold - Impact workspace

Use **Hold** when work on an affected production order must pause. For example, place an order on hold while waiting for an engineering decision, an updated BOM or route, or the resolution of a material shortage.

## Steps

1. Go to **Product information management > Engineering change management > Engineering change orders**.
2. Open a released ECO you want to review.
3. On the Action Pane, in the **Business impact** group, select **Open impact workspace**.

The workspace opens for the selected ECO.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> If the ECO has no lines yet, the button is unavailable. Add at least one affected product first.
4. In the **Production orders** section, locate the affected production order.
5. Select **Hold**.

The **Hold** pane opens on the right.
6. Review the production order, status, item number, quantity, and scheduled start date.
7. In the **Hold reason** list, select a reason.

Available reasons depend on your system configuration.
8. Enter additional information in the **Notes** field, if needed.
9. Set **Notify production floor** to **On** if the production team should receive a notification.
10. Select **Confirm** to place the order on hold.

To close the pane without placing the order on hold, select **Cancel**.

After the order is placed on hold:

- The **Action status** changes to **Hold**.
- A notification is sent if **Notify production floor** is set to **On**.
- An entry is added to the **Change log**. For more information, see [Track actions in the change log](/manufacturing/docs/track-actions-in-the-change-log-impact-workspace).
- While the order is on hold, **Hold**, **Estimate**, **Reset status**, **Update BOM**, and **Update route** are unavailable. To continue working on the order, select **Unblock**.

## Related

- [Manage production order - Impact workspace](/manage-production-order-impact-workspace.md)
- [Get to know impact workspace](/get-to-know-eco-impact-workspace.md)