The Elastic Path tutorials are practical guides for experienced Java programmers who want to customize the Elastic Path platform.

The goal is to get you productive as quickly as possible without you having to learn all the details of what's going on under the hood, so the best place to begin is the tutorials:

• Tutorial 1 - Adding a static page to the Storefront : this tutorial will show you how to add a static HTML page to the storefront.
• Tutorial 2 - Configuring a personalized product : this tutorial will guide you through a more complex customization that includes:
• • customizing storefront code (controllers, form beans, validators)
  • creating Velocity templates to display personalized data fields in the storefront
• Tutorial 3 - Customizing orders : this tutorial will guide you through an even more complex customization that includes:
• • adding a column to a database table
  • modifying domain objects to include a new property
  • customizing storefront code (controllers, form beans, validators)
  • updating Velocity templates to display the new property in the storefront
  • customizing the Commerce Manager client to display the new property.

For more details on the underlying architecture, see Platform Components.