A data processing system and method are described for specifying a cache policy for caching pages which include dynamic content. A user is permitted to request a page to be displayed. The page includes multiple fragments. An application is executed which generates those fragments. The generation of fragments is are unchanged by the caching policy. Each one of the servlets is executed to present a different one of the fragments. Caching of the page fragments can now be processed separately from the execution of the application.