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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.
Operating
IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce
The IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce, or Management Center, is a suite of tools to support store management, merchandising, and marketing tasks for business users (Sellers, Marketing Managers, Product Managers, Catalog Managers, and others).
Commerce Composer tool
Create pages and build layouts for your store directly in Management Center without involving IT by using the Commerce Composer tool. Take advantage of the tool's page design and management functions to improve your productivity and give you more control over the customer experience.
Widgets for Commerce Composer
A widget is a frame that displays a specific type of store content, such as ads, product recommendations, or navigational links. To create a layout, you add widgets to slots in a layout template, and then set the properties and content for each widget.
Commerce Composer widget library
WebSphere Commerce provides over two dozen layout widgets that you can use in the Commerce Composer tool to create layouts for store pages.
Breadcrumb Trail widget
This widget automatically retrieves and displays a horizontal list of links that show customers their current location within the site hierarchy. Customers can click any link in the breadcrumb to navigate to another page within the hierarchy.

Breadcrumb Trail widget

This widget automatically retrieves and displays a horizontal list of links that show customers their current location within the site hierarchy. Customers can click any link in the breadcrumb to navigate to another page within the hierarchy.

Note: This widget is limited to a maximum of 3 levels of catalog hierarchy.

Page dependency

You can use this widget in a layout for any page type.

Example of widget content

Widget properties and content

This widget has no configurable properties other than the widget name. The content is automatically retrieved from your store data.