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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.
Developing the business logic layer using the BOD command framework
Business layer can be designed and programmed using the BOD programming model introduced in WebSphere Commerce Version 6 Feature Pack 3.0.1. This command framework revolves around using Business Object Documents, and the Java representation of those objects, logical service data objects.
Working with WebSphere Commerce service modules
WebSphere Commerce service modules contain the definitions for the nouns, generated code, and other information about the services that are supported. That is, a service module is a collection of related business objects for some business purpose.
Reloading the configuration of a BOD service module
During development, you may want to modify and reload configuration, without having to restart the server. This is supported through the use of a .reloadconfig file.

Reloading the configuration of a BOD service module

During development, you may want to modify and reload configuration, without having to restart the server. This is supported through the use of a .reloadconfig file.

Procedure

To enable volatile reloading:

Option	Description
For all components	Create an empty `.reloadconfig` file in `xml/config/com.ibm.commerce.foundation/`. This will cause every service module to check the timestamps on its configuration files, each time it is called. Configuration files that have changed from the time that they were last loaded will get re-parsed. Also, if a configuration file was added or removed, all the files in the same directory is reloaded.
For a particular component	Create an empty `.reloadconfig` file under the component configuration directory . For example, `xml/config/com.myco.myservicemodule`. Volatile reloading will only be enabled for that component. In the case of an existing WebSphere Commerce service module, place the file in `WC_eardir`\xml\config\`servicemodulename`-ext\.

Put the .reloadconfig file in the directory before the server is started.