KB4016850 - FIX: Incorrect results when you use SQL Server Management Objects to generate a script for a full-text Search index

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

You configure for replication on your database.
You create a full-text search index on your article.
You configure the replication to replicate the full-text search index.

In this scenario, you receive incorrect results when you use SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) to generate a script for the full-text Search index. Additionally, the Distribution Agent fails.

Resolution

The fix for this problem is included in the following updates:

Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server 2016 SP1
Cumulative Update 6 for SQL Server 2016

Each new build for SQL Server 2016 contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous build. We recommend that you install the latest build for SQL Server 2016.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

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