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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.
Site Map widget
Use this widget in a layout for a site map page to display links to all categories in the catalog that the shopper is browsing, arranged according to the catalog hierarchy. The Site Map widget is configured to be three categories deep.

Site Map widget

Use this widget in a layout for a site map page to display links to all categories in the catalog that the shopper is browsing, arranged according to the catalog hierarchy. The Site Map widget is configured to be three categories deep.

Page dependency

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

Example of widget content

The following image shows the Site Map widget that is included with the Commerce Composer tool. For demonstration purposes in the Aurora starter store, this widget has certain content page links hardcoded directly in the widget in the third column. To use this widget, your company must customize the widget to include content page links that make sense for your store.
Example of a Site Map widget

Widget properties and content

This widget has no configurable properties other than the widget name. The category links are automatically retrieved from your catalog data.