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User Guide
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.
Customizing IBM Sales Center
In the IBM Sales Center for WebSphere Commerce there is a set of user interface panels, views and dialogs that contain the most commonly used features. You can add to or configure the user interface to suit your needs, as well as changing the content and format of the data that is passed between the client and the server.
Editors
There are several types of editors in the IBM Sales Center. These editors are used to create and manage orders, quotes, ticklers, returns, and customers. Editors are where the Customer Service Representatives do the majority of their work.

Editors

There are several types of editors in the IBM Sales Center. These editors are used to create and manage orders, quotes, ticklers, returns, and customers. Editors are where the Customer Service Representatives do the majority of their work.

Editors can be composed of one or multiple editor pages. The default Sales perspective contains an editor area and one or more views. Any number of editors can be open at the same time, but only one editor can be active. In addition, multiple instances of the same editor type can be open. However if one editor is already open for a specific store or order, a second editor instance for that store or order cannot be opened.

The contents of editor pages are user interface elements known as controls and managed composite controls.

There are several editors already provided with the IBM Sales Center:

Store Summary editor
Customer editor
Organization Summary editor
Order editor
Quote editor
Product Compare editor
Create Tickler editor
Work on Tickler editor
Web browser editor