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Management Center file directory structure

Overview

Management Center files include...

• OpenLaszlo source files
• images
• HTML pages
• properties files
• Struts action classes
• JSP files
• ManagementCenter.swf

Any files that you customize within the Management Center should follow the canonical directory structure.

Note the following exceptions:

• Use your own company name for the commerce directory. For example, instead of...

  WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/component

  ...use...

  WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/myCo/component

• You do not require a restricted directory such as...

  WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/myCo/restricted

  Restricted directories under the commerce directory are to indicate directories that will be replaced when you install WebSphere Commerce fixes, or migrate to the next release. This is not applicable for custom tools.

If you use a source control management system to store the files, some files should not be checked in, such restricted directories).

You can access the Management Center files using two methods:

• On the file system under...

  WCDE_INSTALL\workspace\LOBTools

• Within the dev environment, open WebSphere Commerce Developer and go to...

  Enterprise Explorer view | LOBTools

Management Center File directory structure

WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/component

componentManagementToolDefinition.lzx
componentExtensionsLibrary.lzx




WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/component/restricted

Depending on the Management Center component, there may also be these sub-directories, under the restricted directory:

• activityBuilder
• listViewDefinitions
• objectDefinitions
• propertiesViews
• propertiesViews\activityBuilder
• searchDefinitions

Note that the restricted directory contains files that not modify when customizing the Management Center. Files within the restricted directories will be replaced when you install WebSphere Commerce fixes, or migrate to the next release.

componentFilterDefinitions.lzx
componentLibrary.lzx
componentResourceBundle.lzx
componentResources.lzx




WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/component/listViewDefinitions

All the list view definitions




WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/component/objectDefinitions

All the object definitions and validator definitions




WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/marketing/objectDefinitions/activityBuilder

All the activity builder object definitions and validator definitions




WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/promotion/objectDefinitions/elements

All the promotion element object definitions and validator definitions




WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/promotion/objectDefinitions/promotionTypes

All the promotion type object definitions and validator definitions




WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/component/propertiesViews

All the properties view definitions




WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/marketing/propertiesViews/activityBuilder

All the activity builder properties view definitions




WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/promotion/propertiesViews/promotionTypes

All the promotion types properties view definitions




WebContent/WEB-INF/src/lzx/commerce/component/searchDefinitions

All the search definitions




src/com.ibm.commerce.component.client.lobtools.properties

When files are built, the properties files are copied into another folder...

WebContent/WEB-INF/classes/com.ibm.commerce.component.client.lobtools.properties

Properties file for all user interface text, labels, and messages, called component.properties

Do not change the properties files. Instead, create a file with the same name, and save it in the extension directory, for example...

src/extension/component




WebContent/jsp/commerce/component

All mediator JSP files that return Management Center objects

Related concepts

Management Center modeling guidelines
Management Center file and class naming conventions
Object path
Language-sensitive objects
Resource access control
Maintenance and migration considerations for the Management Center

Related tasks

Overview of customizing Management Center

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