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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 store preview
You can customize store preview to add enhancements that help business users work more efficiently. These enhancements include the click-to-edit function and in-context preview function.

Customizing store preview

You can customize store preview to add enhancements that help business users work more efficiently. These enhancements include the click-to-edit function and in-context preview function.

What you need to know before you start

To customize store preview, you must be able to use WebSphere Commerce Developer and know the following programming languages:

The Java programming language
The OpenLaszlo programming language
The XML programming language

You must also be familiar with the following concepts:

Management Center framework
Web services
Nouns
XPath
CSS
JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology
GetData tags

Procedures

The following instructions are available for customizing store preview: