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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.
Short Description widget
Use this widget in a catalog entry page layout to display the short description of the catalog entry. This widget also indicates whether the catalog entry is offered as a recurring order.

Short Description widget

Use this widget in a catalog entry page layout to display the short description of the catalog entry. This widget also indicates whether the catalog entry is offered as a recurring order.

Page dependency

Use this widget only in layouts for catalog entry pages. For any other page type, this widget is not rendered on the page.

Example of widget content

See an example layout for a product page that uses this widget.

Prerequisites for using this widget

Ensure that your catalog entries have a short description that is defined in the Catalogs tool.

Widget properties and content

This widget has no configurable properties other than the widget name. The short description is automatically retrieved from your catalog data.