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Stop and Resume AI-Enabled Work in AI Agent Studio

You can use manual stop and resume controls for operational intervention before or during a budget issue. Consider the effect on running work and provide a clear business reason when performing these actions.

To stop all agents and agentic applications, do these steps:
  1. Go to AI Agent Studio and select the Usage and Value Usage_and_Value tab.
  2. Select Stop All Items.
  3. Review the warning and select how running sessions must be handled:
    • Yes, stop all running sessions: Blocks new work and stops currently running sessions.
    • No, only stop new sessions: Blocks new sessions but allows currently running work to finish.
  4. Enter a Reason for the stop.
  5. Confirm the action by selecting Save_button.

After the stop is applied, the workspace displays the stopped state and affected allocation rows show Stopped status.

To resume agents and agentic applications that were manually stopped, do these steps:
  1. Go to AI Agent Studio and select the Usage and Value Usage_and_Value tab.
  2. Select Resume All Items.
  3. Review the warning and enter the reason for resuming work.
  4. Confirm the action by selecting Save_button.
  5. Verify the allocation statuses and review Change Log to confirm the operation.
To stop an individual agent and agentic application, do these steps:
  1. Go to AI Agent Studio and select the Usage and Value Usage_and_Value tab.
  2. From the Allocations table, locate the agents and agentic applications and open its Actions menu.
  3. Select Stop this item.
  4. Review the available stop options and confirm the action by selecting Save_button.
  5. Verify the resulting status and review the corresponding entry in Change Log.
Note: Stopping running sessions can interrupt business processes that are in progress. Resume All Items removes a manual global stop but doesn't override agents and agentic applications that remain stopped because their applicable budgets are exhausted.

After a stop or resume action, verify which scope was affected and whether the action affected only new sessions or also running sessions. Review the resulting allocation statuses to confirm that the expected agents and agentic applications are available or stopped. Record the reason for the action in Change Log. If an item remains stopped after a resume action, verify whether an applicable budget is exhausted before taking further action.