• Inactive status changes the status in PayPal subscription to Canceled.  Note, once canceled, the subscription canNOT be re-activated.  To  reactivate, the payer has to resign up.
• Suspended status changes  the status in PayPal subscription to Suspended.  (NOTE, only suspended  status's can reactivate a subscription.
• Suspended Status changed to Active will reactivate the subscription in PayPal.

Please note these status's are very specific from and to as listed above.  Changing to another interim status will likely cause the interactions to PayPal to not work.