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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.
Deploying customizations to the IBM Sales Center
Depending on the number of clients and frequency of updates required, you have several choices for installing and updating the IBM Sales Center.
Building customizations for deployment in Rational Application Developer
All of the recommended mechanisms suitable for custom IBM Sales Center extension deployment and service depend on packaging those extensions as Eclipse update sites.
Creating an update site in Rational Application Developer
All of the recommended mechanisms suitable for custom IBM Sales Center extension deployment and service depend on packaging those extensions as Eclipse update sites. This section explains how to create an update site in Rational Application Developer.

Creating an update site in Rational Application Developer

All of the recommended mechanisms suitable for custom IBM Sales Center extension deployment and service depend on packaging those extensions as Eclipse update sites. This section explains how to create an update site in Rational Application Developer.

Procedure

In the Enterprise Explorer view, click File > New > Other > Plug-in Development > Update Site Project. Then, click Next.
Enter a name for the site project and click Finish.
The Site Map tab will open. Click Add Feature and select a feature. Click OK.
Select the feature and click Synchronize.
Select Synchronize selected features only and click Finish.
Click Build all. Unlike most projects in RAD, update site projects are not built automatically nor can they be built from Build actions in the project menus. Only the button in the Site Map editor will build the site.
In the Package Explorer, right-click on the newly created update site project and select Export to export resources to the local file system.
Select General > File system as the target, enter a path in the To directory field, and click Finish.
The project resources are exported to the path on the local file system.