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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.
Controller layer
The Controller layer is the conductor of operations for a request. It controls the transaction scope and manages the session related information for the request. The controller first dispatches to a command and then calls the appropriate view processing logic to render the response.
Management Center Web application
The Management Center Web application is a Struts web application that facilitates communication between the Management Center and WebSphere Commerce services.
Customizing the Management Center Web application
You can perform customization tasks in the Management Center Web application, such as extending existing objects, creating new objects, and mapping error reason codes to objects.
Creating new objects
You can create new client objects and validation errors.

Creating new objects

You can create new client objects and validation errors.

About this task

To create a new client object:

Design the client object.
Define retrieval services by creating the controller and serialization JSP files that transform information retrieved from the WebSphere Commerce server into the XML format expected by the Management Center client. See Defining retrieval services for a custom Management Center object for more information.
Define processing services by creating the Management Center object definition file and the Struts actions that are used when processing (for example, creating) a client object. See Defining process services for a custom Management Center object for more information.
Optional: Customize error handling by Mapping of validation error reason codes and Changing the validation error message sent back as a response.