A Test environment's application server is already at Update 17, but after refreshing its database from a Live backup that's still at Update 16, the two are now mismatched, producing errors like a wrong-number-of-arguments mismatch. Is it possible to run just the database portion of the Update 17 delivery against this database, without re-running the full application-server update?

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Yes, provided the original Update 17 delivery files are still available — create a new, separate delivery folder and copy just the database subfolder from that original Update 17 delivery into it. Run the installer's Reconfiguration/Update option pointed at this new folder, checking only 'Deploy database files', along with import of language, reports, and Connect items, on the database-update screen, leaving everything related to the application-server tier unchecked. This reapplies only the database-side changes needed to bring the refreshed database back in line with the already-updated application server, without needing to reinstall or re-update the application server tier itself.

Documentation-based answer. Confirm the product and release before applying it. This answer has not been verified in an IFS environment.

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