Putting your goals on hold Select one of these menu options: Manage Goals My Development > Development Plan My Profile > Goals On the Active tab, select the goal to put on hold. Select All Actions > Put Goal On Hold. Optionally, add comments and click OK. The goal is displayed on the Active tab. A yellow icon denotes that it is on hold. Bonus objective goals entered in Compensation and goals with a goal type where the Approve Goals By Year option is selected cannot be put on hold.