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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.
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.
Infopops
An infopop is a small window associated with a particular widget. It displays context-sensitive help and links to related help topics for the widget. An infopop displays when the user puts focus on the widget and presses the F1 key. They are registered using the base Eclipse extension point org.eclipse.help.contexts. For the IBM Sales Center user interface elements the mappings are done programmatically by registering the infopop ID using the setHelp method on the class org.eclipse.ui.help.WorkbenchHelp (refer to the Workbench class API documentation for more information about using setHelp). The default IDs are defined in the Java interface com.ibm.commerce.telesales.ui.ITelesalesHelpContextIds and can be overridden using the System configurator extension point.

Infopops

An infopop is a small window associated with a particular widget. It displays context-sensitive help and links to related help topics for the widget. An infopop displays when the user puts focus on the widget and presses the F1 key. They are registered using the base Eclipse extension point org.eclipse.help.contexts. For the IBM Sales Center user interface elements the mappings are done programmatically by registering the infopop ID using the setHelp method on the class org.eclipse.ui.help.WorkbenchHelp (refer to the Workbench class API documentation for more information about using setHelp). The default IDs are defined in the Java interface com.ibm.commerce.telesales.ui.ITelesalesHelpContextIds and can be overridden using the System configurator extension point.

For example, to override the logon dialog infopop, create a new plug-in and add the following text to the system configurator file:


com.ibm.commerce.telesales.ui.dialog_logon=extensions.dialog_logon

Define the infopop using the org.eclipse.help.contexts extension point.

Refer to the Eclipse platform documentationfor more information about Infopops.