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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.
Web services and WebSphere Commerce
A web service is an interface that describes a collection of operations that are accessible through the network by using standardized XML messaging.
Representational State Transfer (REST) services
WebSphere Commerce uses Representational State Transfer (REST) services to provide a framework that can be used to develop RESTful applications on several platforms. These platforms can include web, mobile, kiosks, and social applications.
REST local binding
Local binding improves the performance of the REST framework by providing an optimized REST flow.
REST local binding configuration
Local binding is enabled by default in the WC/xml/config/com.ibm.commerce.foundation-fep/wc-component.xml configuration file on the WebSphere Commerce EAR.

REST local binding configuration

Local binding is enabled by default in the WC/xml/config/com.ibm.commerce.foundation-fep/wc-component.xml configuration file on the WebSphere Commerce EAR.

Where:

RESTinLocalBindingEnabled: Determines whether local binding is enabled for REST requests.
RESTinLocalBindingPathPrefix: The path prefixes used for REST local binding requests, separated by a comma.

For more information about the property values, see REST configuration properties in the component configuration file (wc-component.xml). For more information about updating the REST configuration, see Changing REST configuration properties in the component configuration file (wc-component.xml).