Suspending an item halts the lifecycle’s progress temporarily. To suspend an item, you must have Change State permission on the item. You cannot suspend an item whose state type is a normal state with no exception state, or if the item is already suspended.
To suspend an item from its current lifecycle state:
Navigate to the item.
Do one of the following, depending on the options available:
Click More>Document>Suspend Lifecycle.
Check the file’s checkbox. Then select Tools>Lifecycle>Suspend.
Click Suspend.