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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Developing
The topics in the Developing section describe tasks performed by an application developer.
Presentation layer
WebSphere Commerce uses Java Server Pages (JSP) to implement the view layer of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern. The view layer is in charge of retrieving data from the database through the use of data beans and formatting it to meet the display requirements. The view layers determines whether the request is sent to a browser or streamed out as XML. JSP files present a clean separation between data content and presentation.
IBM Product Recommendations and WebSphere Commerce
IBM Product Recommendations is an IBM Digital Analytics solution that you can subscribe to that automatically generates personalized product recommendations on the storefront. The recommendations are based on the browsing, shopping, and purchasing behavior of individual customers. If your site is integrated with IBM Digital Analytics, you can display recommendations from IBM Product Recommendations on your store pages.
Task flow: Installing and enabling - Feature Pack 2
Use the following step-by-step guide to set up Management Center to support displaying recommendations in the storefront from IBM Product Recommendations, formerly known as Coremetrics Intelligent Offer.
Enabling IBM Digital Analytics integration in the analytics configuration file (biConfig.xml)
Configure the settings in the biConfig.xml file to integrate IBM Digital Analytics, formerly known as Coremetrics Analytics.

Feature Pack 2

Enabling IBM Digital Analytics integration in the analytics configuration file (biConfig.xml)

Configure the settings in the biConfig.xml file to integrate IBM Digital Analytics, formerly known as Coremetrics Analytics.

About this task

The biConfig.xml file contains the following data about each online store:

Which analytics provider is being used.
Whether tracking is enabled. Tracking refers to whether the data is sent to IBM Digital Analytics.
Whether debug mode is enabled. The debug messages display on the web page where the tag is located, generally at the bottom of the page.
The location of any vendor-specific code that is required for tracking.

Procedure

Open the biConfig.xml file:
- WC_eardir/xml/config/bi/biConfig.xml
- WCDE_installdir/workspace/WC/xml/config/bi/biConfig.xml
To enable IBM Digital Analytics integration:
1. Find a line similar to the following line that is associated with the applicable store:
```
<store storeId="10001" biprovider="coremetrics" enabled="false" debug="false">
```
2. Ensure that the enabled parameter is set to true.
If you are using dynamic recommendations with IBM Product Recommendations, formerly known as Coremetrics Intelligent Offer, set your store's IBM Digital Analytics client ID:
1. Find the following line:
```
 <clientid>clientID</clientid>
```
2. Replace clientID with your store's client ID, as provided by IBM Digital Analytics.
Restart the WebSphere Commerce server.