This function sets or clears the hold flag on all of the transactions on a queue. A transaction with the hold flag is not eligible for execution. Setting the hold flag on a transaction that's already executing has no effect (unless Arbortext Publishing Engine stops before the transaction completes, and after it restarts, the transaction will not execute until the hold is removed).

In addition to id and response-format, this function takes the parameter hold. If the request specifies hold=yes, all transactions on the queue are held. If the request specifies hold=no, all transactions on the queue have their hold flag removed.