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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.
Dialogs
Dialogs are a common user interface element in the IBM Sales Center. Dialogs are used when the user chooses to perform an action and needs to provide additional information. For example, the interface that a customer uses to log on, or search for an order, are dialogs.
Replacing a dialog
To replace one of the default IBM Sales Center dialogs with a new version of the dialog:

Replacing a dialog

To replace one of the default IBM Sales Center dialogs with a new version of the dialog:

Procedure

Locate its extension definition and note its ID. All of the default IBM Sales Center dialogs are defined in the com.ibm.commerce.telesales.ui.impl plug-in manifest file (plugin.xml) with a com.ibm.commerce.telesales.ui.dialogs extension definition.
Define a new dialog in a customization plug-in using the dialogs extension point extension point,
Use the com.ibm.commerce.telesales.configurator extension point to indicate that the new dialog will be used instead of the default IBM Sales Center dialog.