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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.
Perspectives
A perspective is a particular rendering of the IBM Sales Center that contains a predefined combination of views and editors. There are two perspectives in the IBM Sales Center, the Orders and Web Browser perspectives, that enable different sets of tasks. Both perspectives can be open and visible, but only one can be active at a time.

Perspectives

A perspective is a particular rendering of the IBM Sales Center that contains a predefined combination of views and editors. There are two perspectives in the IBM Sales Center, the Orders and Web Browser perspectives, that enable different sets of tasks. Both perspectives can be open and visible, but only one can be active at a time.

Perspectives are represented in the WebSphere Everyplace Deployment platform (and in the IBM Sales Center client) as applications, and are launched from the Application menu.

The Orders perspective is used to create and manage orders, quotes, customers, and organizations as well as to view and work with merchandising associations, marketing promotions, and ticklers. It is the default perspective that opens each time upon logging on to the IBM Sales Center and it is where the users do the majority of their work.

Note: Organizations and the Organization Administration Console apply to B2B direct stores only.

The Web Browser perspective includes a toolbar that links directly to WebSphere Commerce management pages: the Organization Administration Console and WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.