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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.
IBM Sales Center development environment
The IBM Sales Center development environment is the recommended tool for creating IBM Sales Center customizations. The IBM Sales Center development environment is built on Rational Application Developer 7.5. In addition to Rational Application Developer, the IBM Sales Center development environment also requires that the IBM Sales Center client is installed.
Launching the IBM Sales Center development environment
This section explains the steps required to launch IBM Sales Center development environment.

Launching the IBM Sales Center development environment

This section explains the steps required to launch IBM Sales Center development environment.

About this task

The IBM Sales Center development environment can be launched by selecting: Start > WebSphere Commerce Developer > IBM Sales Center development environment.

To test customizations to the IBM Sales Center, a preconfigured Runtime-Workbench configuration will be available in the Run dialog. To launch the IBM Sales Center client within the development environment:

Procedure

Click Run > Run Configurations.
In the Run Configurations dialog, select Eclipse Application > IBM Sales Center.
Click Run to launch the application.

Results

Note: In order to log on, you will need to have a running server. This can either be the WebSphere Commerce Server toolkit running on the same or another system, or it can be a WebSphere Commerce Server. The server settings must be configured before you can log on. Administrators can select the Connectivity button on the logon dialog and enter the appropriate host information. If you do not see the Connectivity button, then open the Sales Center in administrator mode.