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How to create an automated message for Google eBook Purchases

In addition to a traditional order invoice, some stores have recieved an effective response from customers after sending a thank you note for their eBook purchase.

If you would like your IndieCommerce site to automatically generate a reply, please follow the instructions below for creating a custom message.

1. Go to Store administration -> Conditional Actions -> Add predicate

2. Add Title

3. Choose "Customer completes checkout" from the drop-down list of triggers

4. Enter a Description for reference.

5. Enter "notification" for class

6. Save predicate

7. You will see a message saying "Predicate metadata saved"

8. Make sure AND. If all of these conditions are chosen is selected

9. Select "Order has a product of a particular class" in the Available Options drop-down list

10. Click Add condition

11. You will see a message saying " Order has a product of a particular class condition added"

12. Select "Google eBook" from the Product class drop-down list.

13. Click "Save changes"button all the way at the bottom

14. Click "Actions" tab that is right after Meta data and Conditions

15. Select "Sent an order email" from the Available Actions drop-down list

16. Click "Add Action" button

17. The default email that is being sent out to the customer can be set using the Replacement patterns (below the Input Format) found in the list (like [store-name] [order-email] etc.) - A sample is as follows:

18. Sender's name should show your Store name and email

19. Recipients would show the customer email as [order-email]

20. Subject could be "Thank you for the google eBook purchase at [store-name]"

21. The Message could be: [order-first-name] [order-last-name],

Thank your for your Google eBook purchase at [store-name].

Login to your account at

[site-login]

to view your purchased eBooks.

Thanks again,

[store-name]

[site-slogan]