This is a very good best practice to test the latest Docu Performer (DP) releases WHILE keeping your productive DP DB untouched and running.
Solution: Split up your DP environment into a productive and test environment.
- Create a PROD db (you probably already are using one)
- Create a TEST db (in most cases the backup of your PROD db, see next step)
- Backup your PROD db and restore it into the TEST db
- Install the latest Docu Performer Release on the TEST db.
- If those tests been successful you can update your PROD db with the latest Docu Performer update.
- If those tests run unsuccessful, e.g. the DB update fails - you can still continue to work with your PROD db uninterrupted.