text: **16.3 Applying and releasing holds**
  
  Use the Enhanced Retention Management feature to apply and release holds quickly and 
  efficiently. When you apply a hold to a document or multiple documents, they cannot be 
  expired. If your documents are part of a large batch load, only the documents in a hold status 
  are expired when they reach their expiration date. After a document is released from a hold 
  status, it can be expired based on its original retention management policy. 
  
  **16.3.1 Managing holds**
  
  You can apply and release holds by using the Windows client, Content Navigator, WEBi, the 
  ODWEK Java API, and**ARSDOC**. As shown in Figure 16-8 on page 362, when you select 
  documents from the hit list and right-click, the options for applying, releasing, and showing 
  holds display. 
  
  **16.3.2 Applying holds**
  
  Users can apply holds to a document or documents that are defined to an application group 
  with the enabled Enhanced Retention Management feature. To apply a hold, select a 
  document and click**Actions**→**Holds**→**Apply Hold**, as shown in Figure 16-8 on page 362. 