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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.
Management Center framework
The Management Center framework is the foundation for business user tooling. The business objects are defined by the individual components that make up the Management Center. The framework uses those definitions to provide all of the features that you can use to find, create, modify, and delete the defined business objects. If you plan to customize the Management Center, it is important to understand the framework and the components that make up the Management Center.
Customizing the Management Center user interface
Customize the Management Center user interface by adding, changing, or removing elements within the user interface.
Customizing an existing Management Center tool
You can customize the Management Center Catalogs, Marketing, Promotions, Store Management, Catalog Filter and Pricing, and Assets tools to meet your business needs.
Creating widgets in the Management Center
Widgets are Management Center user interface elements that display and edit business object properties. A widget refers to any Management Center user interface element, such as a check box or a radio button.

Creating widgets in the Management Center

Widgets are Management Center user interface elements that display and edit business object properties. A widget refers to any Management Center user interface element, such as a check box or a radio button.

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A Management Center widget displays or edits business object properties in list views and properties views.

The following diagram illustrates the relationship between the OpenLaszlo classes that are used for list view widgets and properties view widgets.

Several widgets are provided for you to use in list views and properties views. Before building your own list view or properties view widgets, refer to the following OpenLaszlo API information to determine if there is a widget that suits your needs:


List view widgets	Properties view widgets
wcfGridText wcfGridRichText wcfGridDisplayName wcfGridIconTypeImage wcfGridStoreName wcfGridPropertyImage wcfGridImage wcfGridDateTime wcfGridDate wcfGridKilobytes wcfGridNumeric wcfGridStepper wcfGridComboBox wcfGridCheckbox wcfGridLanguages wcfGridCurrencySelector	wcfPropertyRadioGroup wcfPropertyInputText wcfPropertyInputLongText wcfPropertyInputMultiLineText wcfPropertyRichTextEditor wcfPropertyDatePicker wcfPropertyDateTimePicker wcfPropertyTimePicker wcfPropertyViewLongText wcfPropertyKilobyte wcfImageEditor wcfPropertyList wcfPropertyStepper wcfPropertyCurrencyValueEditor wcfPropertyNumericText wcfPropertyDaysSelect wcfPropertyCombobox wcfPropertyCheckbox wcfPropertyCurrencySelector