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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.
Representational State Transfer (REST) services
WebSphere Commerce uses Representational State Transfer (REST) services to provide a framework that can be used to develop RESTful applications on several platforms. These platforms can include web, mobile, kiosks, and social applications.
Working with REST services
You can work with existing REST services to meet your business needs.
REST services in storefront JSP files
The responsive Aurora starter store and site widget JSP files consume REST resources using the wcf:rest tag.

REST services in storefront JSP files

The responsive Aurora starter store and site widget JSP files consume REST resources using the wcf:rest tag.

In contrast, previous versions of the storefront (Feature Pack 4 - 7) use a combination of BOD services (wcf:getData tag) and data beans (wcbase:useBean tag).

Storefront REST tags

The wcf:rest tag is used in the storefront to send REST requests.

For more information, see ../../com.ibm.commerce.component-services.doc/refs/rwvwcfresttag.html.

JSON support in JSP file tags

In addition to SDOs, the responsive Aurora starter store supports fetching JSON objects, reducing the dependencies on SDOs fetched elsewhere on the JSP files.

The following tags are updated to support JSON objects:

Updated JSON support in JSP file tags
Category	Tag
Coremetrics	CartBaseTag MemberBaseTag OrderBaseTag
Marketing	CampaignBaseTag TagEMarketingSpotCache
Page Composer	JSIncludeTag WidgetImportTag