To improve application availability during the first deployment after an AB Suite IC update, the MCP Runtime deployment process has been enhanced to limit the occasions when an active application must be disabled for the duration of the first system deployment after an IC update.

For most IC updates, it is possible for the application to remain active during the first deployment after the IC update. After installing an IC for the MCP Runtime (and the associated Developer release), you can leave your application active while you do the next system build.

However, it is still necessary to use the Rebuild option with the first deployment of the system and reports after an IC update, and you must deploy all reports. This ensures code consistency across the application.

There are instances when it is necessary to have the system disabled for the duration of the first deployment, or to restart the system after the first deployment. The conditions that require the system to be disabled for the first deployment or to be restarted after the first deployment are described below.