diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/services/ApplicationManager.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/services/ApplicationManager.java
index 4df7b50d33a..549475a2bbc 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/services/ApplicationManager.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/services/ApplicationManager.java
@@ -148,9 +148,13 @@ public interface ApplicationManager {
      *
      * @param applicationId ID of the Application.
      * @param applicationUuid UUID of the Application Release.
+     * @param state Lifecycle state to change the app
+     * @param checkExist whether it is needed to check if the app and release already exist in the database
+     * @param releaseId The release ID of the application(optional)
      * @throws ApplicationManagementException Application Management Exception.
      */
-    void changeLifecycleState(int applicationId, String applicationUuid, LifecycleState state) throws ApplicationManagementException;
+    void changeLifecycleState(int applicationId, String applicationUuid, LifecycleState state, Boolean checkExist,
+                              int releaseId) throws ApplicationManagementException;
 
     /**
      * Get the application if application is an accessible one.
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.publisher.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/publisher/api/services/impl/ApplicationManagementAPIImpl.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.publisher.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/publisher/api/services/impl/ApplicationManagementAPIImpl.java
index 2b4c758e193..9e27fa77a62 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.publisher.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/publisher/api/services/impl/ApplicationManagementAPIImpl.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.publisher.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/publisher/api/services/impl/ApplicationManagementAPIImpl.java
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ public class ApplicationManagementAPIImpl implements ApplicationManagementAPI {
             if (!isValidAppCreatingRequest(binaryFile, iconFile, bannerFile, attachmentList, application)) {
                 return Response.status(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST).build();
             }
+
+            // The application executable artifacts such as apks are uploaded.
             if (!ApplicationType.ENTERPRISE.toString().equals(application.getType())) {
                 applicationRelease = application.getApplicationReleases().get(0);
                 applicationRelease = applicationStorageManager
@@ -157,11 +159,15 @@ public class ApplicationManagementAPIImpl implements ApplicationManagementAPI {
             for (Attachment screenshot : attachmentList) {
                 attachments.add(screenshot.getDataHandler().getInputStream());
             }
+
+            // Upload images
             applicationRelease = applicationStorageManager.uploadImageArtifacts(applicationRelease, iconFileStream,
                     bannerFileStream, attachments);
             applicationRelease.setUuid(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
             applicationReleases.add(applicationRelease);
             application.setApplicationReleases(applicationReleases);
+
+            // Created new application entry
             Application createdApplication = applicationManager.createApplication(application);
             if (createdApplication != null) {
                 return Response.status(Response.Status.CREATED).entity(createdApplication).build();
@@ -460,7 +466,7 @@ public class ApplicationManagementAPIImpl implements ApplicationManagementAPI {
             LifecycleState state) {
         ApplicationManager applicationManager = APIUtil.getApplicationManager();
         try {
-            applicationManager.changeLifecycleState(applicationId, applicationUuid, state);
+            applicationManager.changeLifecycleState(applicationId, applicationUuid, state, true, 0);
         } catch (ApplicationManagementException e) {
             String msg = "Error occurred while adding lifecycle state.";
             log.error(msg, e);