## zowe › ca7 › commands › hold

This function is available on the QM.1 panel with a FILL value of H.
Depending on the timing and whether you have any other
predecessor situations, the QM.3 panel can sometimes accomplish this process.
For more information on HOLD command, see the techdocs folder in this project.

#### Usage

zowe ca7 commands hold [options]

#### Options

- `-q` (string)

  - example: RDY
    Specifies to hold the contents of an entire queue.
    Possible values:
    REQ
    Specifies to hold all jobs currently in the request queue.
    RDY
    Specifies to hold all jobs currently in the ready queue.
    Required: Yes, unless job number is used.

- `--ca7num` (string)

  - ca7num=0016

    Defines the individual job number to hold. Omit if Q is specified.

#### CA7 Connection Options

- `--host` | `-H` (string)

  - Host name of the CA7 API service that is running on the mainframe system.

- `--port` | `-P` (number)

  - Port for the CA7 API service that is running on the mainframe system.

- `--user` | `-u` (string)

  - User name for authenticating connections to the CA7 API service that is running on the mainframe system.

- `--password` | `--pass` | `--pw` (string)

  - Password for authenticating connections to the CA7 API service that is running on the mainframe system.

- `--base-path` | `--bp` (string)

  - The base path for your API mediation layer instance. Specify this option to prepend the base path to all resources when making REST requests. Do not specify this option if you are not using an API mediation layer.

- `--protocol` | `-o` (string)

  - Specifies protocol to use for CA7 connection (http or https).

    Allowed values: http, https

#### Profile Options

- `--ca7-profile` | `--ca7-p` (string)

  - The name of a (ca7) profile to load for this command execution.

- `--base-profile` | `--base-p` (string)

  - The name of a (base) profile to load for this command execution.

#### Base Connection Options

- `--reject-unauthorized` | `--ru` (boolean)

  - Reject self-signed certificates.

    Default value: true

- `--token-type` | `--tt` (string)

  - The type of token to get and use for the API. Omit this option to use the default token type, which is provided by 'zowe auth login'.

- `--token-value` | `--tv` (string)

  - The value of the token to pass to the API.

- `--cert-file` (local file path)

  - The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication

- `--cert-key-file` (local file path)

  - The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication

#### Examples

- Holds the entire RDYQ:

  - `zowe ca7 commands hold --q RDY`