Extensions to an application programming framework, such as for example a database system, can allow individual parts of an application to be set to “read-only” during a lifecycle management event affecting the application programming framework. The application data for a newly deployed software version can thereby be adjusted without risk of inconsistencies due to parallel use by end-users. However, end-users can continue to work with the remaining application programming framework and even use certain parts of the application programming framework and underlying data in a “read-only” while these parts are currently under reconstruction as part of the lifecycle management event.