Django-Oscar allows admins to create templates for recurring emails.
Multiple necessities can show up.
For instance, when the store owner receives a new order, it would be helpful to be notified about it.
Using Django-Oscar’s email templates, this can be prepared in advance.
To start we need to create a communication event type.

Creating a COMMUNICATION EVENT TYPE

 

1. Access the admin page and authenticate with your superuser
   http://localhost:8000/admin/
    
2. After authenticating go to:
   COMMUNICATION → Communication event types 
   or access directly:
   http://localhost:8000/admin/communication/communicationeventtype/
    
3. Click ADD COMMUNICATION EVENT TYPE
    
4. Choose a Code, Name and Category
    
   • Example Code: NOTIFY_STORE
   • Example Name: Notify store owner of a new order placement
   • Example Category: Order Related
      
5. Save and go to Dashboard
   http://localhost:8000/dashboard/

Creating an email template
 

Django-Oscar has built in signals such as order_placed that allow us to run a piece of code everytime an order is placed.
This can be useful to notify the online store owner that a new order was placed and that action is then required for shipping.

 

1. In the Dashboard go to:
   Content → Email Templates
    
2. Click the Edit button for the code NOTIFY_STORE
    
3. Edit the following fields:
    

   New Order Placed #{{ order.number }}

    

   New Order Placed #{{ order.number }}

    

   {% extends "oscar/communication/emails/base.html" %}
   {% load currency_filters i18n url_tags %}
   
   {% block tbody %}
   <tr>
       <td class="content-block">
           <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/html">{% trans 'Hello,' %}</p>
           <p>{% blocktrans with order_number=order.number %}
                  Hi jaimedcsilva, a new order {{ order_number }} has been placed.
              {% endblocktrans %}
           </p>
       </td>
   </tr>
   
   <tr>
       <td class="content-block">
           <table class="order">
               <tbody><tr>
                   <td>{% trans 'Your order contains:' %}</td>
               </tr>
               <tr>
                   <td>
                       <table class="order-items" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
                           <tbody>
                               {% for line in order.lines.all %}
                                   <tr>
                                       <td>{{ line.title }} &times; {{ line.quantity }}</td>
                                       <td class="alignright">{{ line.line_price_incl_tax|currency:order.currency }}</td>
                                   </tr>
                               {% endfor %}
                               <tr>
                                   <td class="alignright">{% trans 'Basket total:' %}</td>
                                   <td class="alignright">{{ order.basket_total_incl_tax|currency:order.currency }}</td>
                               </tr>
                               <tr>
                                   <td class="alignright">{% trans 'Shipping:' %}</td>
                                   <td class="alignright">{{ order.shipping_incl_tax|currency:order.currency }}</td>
                               </tr>
                               <tr class="total">
                                   <td class="alignright" width="80%">{% trans 'Order Total:' %}</td>
                                   <td class="alignright">{{ order.total_incl_tax|currency:order.currency }}</td>
                               </tr>
                           </tbody>
                       </table>
                   </td>
               </tr>
           </tbody></table>
       </td>
   </tr>
   
   <tr>
       <td class="content-block">
           <p>{% trans 'Shipping address:' %}</p>
           <p>{% for field in order.shipping_address.active_address_fields %}  {{ field }}<br/>
           {% endfor %}</p>
       </td>
   </tr>
   
   {% if status_url %}
       <tr>
           <td class="content-block">
               {% absolute_url site.domain status_path as absolute_status_url %}
               {% blocktrans %}You can view the status of this order by clicking 
                   <a href="{{ absolute_status_url }}" title="order status">here</a>
               {% endblocktrans %}
           </td>
       </tr>
   {% endif %}
   
   {% endblock %}

   
   
   We can use the email sent to the clients upon an order placement in:
   mysite/templates/oscar/communication/emails/commtype_order_placed_body.html
   and adapt it to the context of notifying the store owner.
   
    

Notifying the Store owner

 Django-Oscar has built-in signals, such as order_placed, that allow us to run custom code every time an order is placed.
This can be useful to notify the online store owner that a new order was placed and that an action is required for shipping.
 

from django.dispatch import receiver
from oscar.apps.order.signals import order_placed
from oscar.apps.communication.models import *
from oscar.apps.communication.utils import *

@receiver(order_placed)
def notify_store(order, user, **kwargs):

    event_code = 'NOTIFY_STORE'

    email = "jaimedcsilva@hotmail.com"

    ctx = {
        "user": user,
        "order": order,
        "lines": order.lines.all(),
        "site": {
            "name": "jaimedcsilva.com"
        }
    }

    msgs = CommunicationEventType.objects.get_and_render(event_code, ctx)
    dispatch = Dispatcher()
    dispatch.send_email_messages(email, msgs)