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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.
Resources
A common customization scenario involves replacing the terminology used by the application with terminology that is more appropriate to the organization where the application is deployed. You might also want to replace application images with your own images. To ensure that this is possible, the IBM Sales Center application is designed to allow you to replace text and images that appear on the user interface.
Replacing a resource image
A common customization scenario involves replacing the terminology used by the application with terminology that is more appropriate to the organization where the application is deployed. You might also want to replace application images with your own images. To ensure that this is possible, the IBM Sales Center application is designed to allow you to replace text and images that appear on the user interface. This section explains how to replace a resource image.

Replacing a resource image

A common customization scenario involves replacing the terminology used by the application with terminology that is more appropriate to the organization where the application is deployed. You might also want to replace application images with your own images. To ensure that this is possible, the IBM Sales Center application is designed to allow you to replace text and images that appear on the user interface. This section explains how to replace a resource image.

Procedure

Locate the image to be replaced in the com.ibm.commerce.telesales.resources plug-in and note its name and relative directory location. Note: there is a specific directory naming convention used (under the icons directory)


Directory name	Usage
dlcl16	disabled icons for local toolbars
dtool16	disabled icons for main toolbar
elcl16	enabled icons for local toolbars
etool16	enabled icons for main toolbar
eview16	enabled icons for views/perspectives
obj16	icons for objects (folders, files, and other objects)
prod	branding related icons
wizban	enabled icons for wizard/dialog banners

Put your new image in a customization plug-in with the same name and directory structure as the image that is being replaced.

Use the images extension point to indicate that the customization plug-in has images that will be used instead of the default IBM Sales Center images:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?eclipse version="3.0"?>
<plugin>
   <extension
point="com.ibm.commerce.telesales.resources.images"/>
</plugin>