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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 WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, Organization Administration Console, or Administration Console
The WebSphere Commerce browser-based tools (WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, Organization Administration Console, Administration Console) can be extended or changed. In addition to customizing the tools you can also create a new browser-based tool that uses the same underlying framework. A new tool based on the tools framework is referred to as a WebSphere Commerce tools user interface center.
Tools framework
The tools framework defines user interface elements and functionality used to control and manipulate these elements.
Dynamic lists
Dynamic lists display data from the database, or some other data source whose data and elements are variables. Information describing the format in which to display this data, and actions users can perform on this data, is stored in an XML file.

Dynamic lists

Dynamic lists display data from the database, or some other data source whose data and elements are variables. Information describing the format in which to display this data, and actions users can perform on this data, is stored in an XML file. Dynamic lists can display orders, products, and so on. A dynamic list is rendered as an HTML form.

Typically, dynamic lists have three frames: a scroll control frame, a base content frame, and a button frame. All of these frames can be customized using an XML file.

The scroll control frame is optional, but if present, it displays a national language enabled title for the page, and controls to navigate the list. This control panel is also optional, and if present, it provides Next and Previous buttons so that users can navigate the pages of entries in the list. The control panel also provides text fields in which users can input the number of the page they want to browse.

The base content frame is where the primary content displays. A dynamic list is a table that contains user data from different data sources. The button frame, which is also optional, defines buttons which perform particular actions when clicked.

An image of a dynamic list follows:

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