diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.application.extension/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/application/extension/APIManagementProviderServiceImpl.java b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.application.extension/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/application/extension/APIManagementProviderServiceImpl.java
index 07f8a2a8a7..af471ebd6e 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.application.extension/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/application/extension/APIManagementProviderServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.application.extension/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/application/extension/APIManagementProviderServiceImpl.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class APIManagementProviderServiceImpl implements APIManagementProviderSe
                 String tenantDomain = PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext().getTenantDomain();
                 APIList apiList = storeClient.getApis().apisGet(MAX_API_PER_TAG, 0, tenantDomain, "tag:" + tag
                         , CONTENT_TYPE, null);
-                if (apiList.getList() != null && apiList.getList().size() == 0) {
+                if (apiList.getList() == null || apiList.getList().size() == 0) {
                     apiList = storeClient.getApis().apisGet(MAX_API_PER_TAG, 0
                             , MultitenantConstants.SUPER_TENANT_DOMAIN_NAME, "tag:" + tag, CONTENT_TYPE, null);
                 }
diff --git a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/lifecycle/listener/APIPublisherLifecycleListener.java b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/lifecycle/listener/APIPublisherLifecycleListener.java
index 24c73c739d..3f0730b36a 100644
--- a/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/lifecycle/listener/APIPublisherLifecycleListener.java
+++ b/components/apimgt-extensions/org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.webapp.publisher/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/apimgt/webapp/publisher/lifecycle/listener/APIPublisherLifecycleListener.java
@@ -109,14 +109,11 @@ public class APIPublisherLifecycleListener implements LifecycleListener {
                 } catch (UserStoreException e) {
                     log.error("Error while retrieving tenant admin user for the tenant domain"
                                       + PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext().getTenantDomain(), e);
+                } catch (Throwable e) {
+                    // This is done to stop tomcat failure if a webapp failed to publish apis.
+                    log.error("Failed to Publish api from " + servletContext.getContextPath(), e);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
-
-    //TODO : Need to implemented, to merge API Definitions in cases where implementation of an API Lies in two classes
-    private List<APIResourceConfiguration> mergeAPIDefinitions(List<APIResourceConfiguration> inputList) {
-        return null;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/pom.xml b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/pom.xml
index 5ad39c39aa..11b998998d 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/pom.xml
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/pom.xml
@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@
             <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.ws.rs-api</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.wso2.carbon.commons</groupId>
+			<artifactId>org.wso2.carbon.application.mgt.stub</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/util/DeviceMgtAPIUtils.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/util/DeviceMgtAPIUtils.java
index ad32fc3b98..2e562b03b3 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/util/DeviceMgtAPIUtils.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/util/DeviceMgtAPIUtils.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.jaxrs.service.impl.util.InputValidationExcepti
 import org.wso2.carbon.policy.mgt.common.PolicyMonitoringTaskException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.policy.mgt.core.PolicyManagerService;
 import org.wso2.carbon.policy.mgt.core.task.TaskScheduleService;
+import org.wso2.carbon.registry.core.service.RegistryService;
 import org.wso2.carbon.user.api.AuthorizationManager;
 import org.wso2.carbon.user.api.UserRealm;
 import org.wso2.carbon.user.api.UserStoreException;
@@ -155,6 +156,18 @@ public class DeviceMgtAPIUtils {
         return realmService;
     }
 
+    public static RegistryService getRegistryService() {
+        RegistryService registryService;
+        PrivilegedCarbonContext ctx = PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext();
+        registryService = (RegistryService) ctx.getOSGiService(RegistryService.class, null);
+        if (registryService == null) {
+            String msg = "registry service has not initialized.";
+            log.error(msg);
+            throw new IllegalStateException(msg);
+        }
+        return registryService;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Getting the current tenant's user realm
      */
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/cxf-servlet.xml b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/cxf-servlet.xml
index 7948186893..fd6c5e0309 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/cxf-servlet.xml
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/cxf-servlet.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
             <ref bean="groupManagementAdminService"/>
             <ref bean="applicationManagementAdminService"/>
             <ref bean="deviceTypeManagementAdminService"/>
+			<ref bean="deviceTypeManagementAdminService"/>
+			<ref bean="deviceTypePublisherAdminServiceImpl"/>
             <ref bean="swaggerResource"/>
         </jaxrs:serviceBeans>
         <jaxrs:providers>
@@ -80,7 +82,9 @@
     <bean id="userManagementAdminService" class="org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.jaxrs.service.impl.admin.UserManagementAdminServiceImpl"/>
     <bean id="deviceTypeManagementAdminService" class="org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.jaxrs.service.impl.DeviceTypeManagementServiceImpl"/>
 	<bean id="deviceAccessAuthorizationAdminService" class="org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.jaxrs.service.impl.admin.DeviceAccessAuthorizationAdminServiceImpl"/>
-    <bean id="jsonProvider" class="org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.jaxrs.common.GsonMessageBodyHandler"/>
+	<bean id="deviceTypePublisherAdminServiceImpl" class="org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.jaxrs.service.impl.admin.DeviceTypePublisherAdminServiceImpl"/>
+
+	<bean id="jsonProvider" class="org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.jaxrs.common.GsonMessageBodyHandler"/>
 
     <!--<bean id="errorHandler" class="org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.jaxrs.common.ErrorHandler"/>-->
     <cxf:bus>
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/app-conf.json b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/app-conf.json
index 7087cdb976..bfe2bd2a0f 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/app-conf.json
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/app-conf.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             "issuer" : "devicemgt",
             "appName" : "devicemgt",
             "identityProviderUrl" : "https://%iot.keymanager.host%:%iot.keymanager.https.port%/samlsso",
-            "acs": "https://%iot.keymanager.host%:%iot.keymanager.https.port%/devicemgt/uuf/sso/acs",
+            "acs": "https://%iot.manager.host%:%iot.manager.https.port%/devicemgt/uuf/sso/acs",
             "identityAlias": "wso2carbon",
             "responseSigningEnabled" : true,
             "validateAssertionValidityPeriod": true,
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/config.json b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/config.json
index 340aac83e8..fdd9550439 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/config.json
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/config.json
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@
         "perm:ios:remove-profile",
         "perm:ios:get-restrictions",
         "perm:ios:wipe-data",
-        "perm:admin"
+        "perm:admin",
+        "perm:devicetype:deployment"
     ],
     "isOAuthEnabled" : true,
     "backendRestEndpoints" : {
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.navbar.nav-menu/nav-menu.hbs b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.navbar.nav-menu/nav-menu.hbs
index 61655a5f44..c3a76babc9 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.navbar.nav-menu/nav-menu.hbs
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.navbar.nav-menu/nav-menu.hbs
@@ -32,9 +32,29 @@
     {{/if}}
     {{#if permissions.VIEW_DASHBOARD}}
         <li>
-            <a href="/portal/t/{{currentUser.domain}}/dashboards/device-statistics-dashboard/">
+            <a href="javascript:statisticLoad('/portal/t/{{currentUser.domain}}/dashboards/device-statistics-dashboard/')">
                 <i class="fw fw-bar-chart"></i>Device Statistics
             </a>
+            <div id="statistic-response-template" style="display: none">
+                <div class="content">
+                    <div class="row">
+                        <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-6 col-centered">
+                            <h3>
+                                <span class="fw-stack">
+                                    <i class="fw fw-circle-outline fw-stack-2x"></i>
+                                    <i id="status-icon" class="fw fw-error fw-stack-1x"></i>
+                                </span>
+                                <br>
+                            </h3>
+                            <h4>
+                                <span id="title"></span>
+                                <br>
+                            </h4>
+                            <span id="description"></span>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
         </li>
     {{/if}}
     {{#if permissions.LIST_GROUPS}}
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.navbar.nav-menu/public/js/nav-menu.js b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.navbar.nav-menu/public/js/nav-menu.js
index 2b7d3cf2d4..07ddd59f2a 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.navbar.nav-menu/public/js/nav-menu.js
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/units/cdmf.unit.ui.navbar.nav-menu/public/js/nav-menu.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var modalPopup = ".modal";
 var modalPopupContainer = modalPopup + " .modal-content";
 var modalPopupContent = modalPopup + " .modal-content";
 
-var emmAdminBasePath = "/api/device-mgt/v1.0";
+var backendEndBasePath = "/api/device-mgt/v1.0";
 
 /*
  * set popup maximum height function.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var updateNotificationCount = function (data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
 
 function loadNotificationsPanel() {
     if ("true" == $("#right-sidebar").attr("is-authorized")) {
-        var serviceURL = emmAdminBasePath + "/notifications?status=NEW";
+        var serviceURL = backendEndBasePath + "/notifications?status=NEW";
         invokerUtil.get(serviceURL, updateNotificationCount, hideNotificationCount);
         loadNewNotifications();
     } else {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function loadNewNotifications() {
         var currentUser = notifications.data("currentUser");
 
         $.template("notification-listing", notifications.attr("src"), function (template) {
-            var serviceURL = emmAdminBasePath + "/notifications?status=NEW";
+            var serviceURL = backendEndBasePath + "/notifications?status=NEW";
 
             var successCallback = function (data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
                 if (jqXHR.status == 200 && data) {
@@ -453,3 +453,44 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         });
     }
 });
+
+function statisticLoad(redirectUrl) {
+	var contentType = "application/json";
+
+	var uri = backendEndBasePath + "/admin/devicetype/deploy/device_management/status";
+	var defaultStatusClasses = "fw fw-stack-1x";
+	var content = $("#statistic-response-template").find(".content");
+	var title = content.find("#title");
+	var statusIcon = content.find("#status-icon");
+
+	invokerUtil.get(uri, function (data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
+		if (jqXHR.status == 204) {
+			var urix = backendEndBasePath + "/admin/devicetype/deploy/device_management";
+			var device = {};
+			invokerUtil.post(urix, device, function (data) {
+				title.html("Deploying statistic artifacts. Please wait...");
+				statusIcon.attr("class", defaultStatusClasses + " fw-check");
+				$(modalPopupContent).html(content.html());
+				showPopup();
+				setTimeout(function () {
+					hidePopup();
+					// location.reload(true);
+					location.href = redirectUrl;
+				}, 20000);
+
+			}, function (jqXHR) {
+				title.html("Failed to deploy artifacts, Please contact administrator.");
+				statusIcon.attr("class", defaultStatusClasses + " fw-error");
+				$(modalPopupContent).html(content.html());
+				showPopup();
+			}, contentType);
+		} else {
+			location.href = redirectUrl;
+		}
+	}, function (jqXHR) {
+		title.html("Failed to connect with server, Please contact administrator.");
+		statusIcon.attr("class", defaultStatusClasses + " fw-error");
+		$(modalPopupContent).html(content.html());
+		showPopup();
+	}, contentType);
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bbaf653fa..3e745d19bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1161,6 +1161,11 @@
                     </exclusion>
                 </exclusions>
             </dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.wso2.carbon.commons</groupId>
+				<artifactId>org.wso2.carbon.application.mgt.stub</artifactId>
+				<version>${carbon.commons.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
 
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.wso2.orbit.org.bouncycastle</groupId>