Get Order Data (getOrders method)

The data stored within the orders collection can be referenced and used within any message body.

• Our Example
• The getOrders Method
  • How to write the getOrders method
  • How to set the query
  • How to set the limit
  • How to sort the data
• Rendering the data in a message
  • Looping through data with {foreach}
  • Referencing an index of the array

Our Example

For our example we'll be using hypothetical order data. In order to test in your system you will need to add your own order data via the API. Learn more about order data.

Using the tabs below you can view the HTML and Smarty used in the message, the order data being referenced (in JSON format) and the rendered output that will display when a message is sent or previewed.

{$orders=$utils->getOrders()} 
{foreach $orders as $order}
<b>OrderID {$order.orderID}</b><br>
Purchase Date - {$order.purchaseDate|date_format}<br><br>
    {foreach $order.items as $orderitem}
        Product {$orderitem.productID}<br>
        {$orderitem.description|capitalize} - ${$orderitem.amount|string_format:"%.2f"}<br>
        Size - {$orderitem.attr.size}<br>
        Color - {$orderitem.attr.color}<br><br>
    {/foreach}
Total Amount - ${$order.totalAmount}<br><br>
Shipping Address:<br>
{$order.shippingAddress.name|capitalize}<br>
{$order.shippingAddress.address|capitalize}<br>
{$order.shippingAddress.city|capitalize} {$order.shippingAddress.state|capitalize} {$order.shippingAddress.postalCode}<br><br>
{/foreach}

[
   {
      "cID": "58d2fc99ac0c8117814d4e78"
      "orderID": "001",
      "purchaseDate": "2015-01-10T01:47:43+0000",
      "shippingAddress": {
        "name": "fred garvin",
        "address": "555 truss St",
        "city": "san diego",
        "state": "ca",
        "postalCode": "92108",
        "country": "usa"
      },
      "billingAddress": {
        "name": "fred garvin",
        "address": "555 truss st",
        "city": "san diego",
        "state": "ca",
        "postalCode": "92108",
        "country": "usa"
      },
      "items": [
        {
          "productID": "111",
          "description": "khaki shorts",
          "sku": "1212",
          "category": "shorts",
          "name": "khaki shorts",
          "qty": 1,
          "itemPrice": 19.99,
          "amount": 19.99,
          "attr": {
            "color": "tan",
            "size": "large"
          }
        },
        {
          "productID": "222",
          "description": "khaki pants",
          "sku": "1213",
          "category": "pants",
          "name": "khaki pants",
          "qty": 1,
          "itemPrice": 29.99,
          "amount": 29.99,
          "attr": {
            "color": "tan",
            "size": "large"
          }
        }
      ],
      "tax": 0,
      "totalAmount": 49.98
    }
  ]

{$orders=$utils->getOrders()} 
  {$utils->jsonPrettyPrint($orders)}

The getOrders Method

In order to access order data within a message, use the getOrders method, which is a custom extension of Smarty provided by Cordial.

The getOrders method has 3 parameters: query, limit and sort. They must be written in this order and separated by commas. All are optional.

getOrders($query, $limit, $sort)

How to write the getOrders method

{$orders=$utils->getOrders()}

In the example above, a variable "orders" is assigned to the resulting data set returned from the orders collection. The getOrders method will get the data from the orders collection for each message that is rendered per contact.

How to set the query

In some cases, you may want to get specific records from the order collection. You can achieve this by adding query filters.

Return records filtered by a specified value.

["key"=>"value"]

Example:

{$orders=$utils->getOrders(["orderID"=>"002"])}

Return records filtered by multiple specified values.

["key"=>"value", "key2"=>"value2"]

Example:

{$orders=$utils->getOrders(["purchaseDate"=>["gt"=>"2016-01-09"],"shippingAddress.city"=>"san diego"])} 

Return records filtered by a value within an order item.

["items"=>["key"=>"value"]]

Example:

{$orders=$utils->getOrders(["items"=>["productID"=>"111"]])}

How to set the limit

Use the limit filter to limit the amount of records returned.

Example with no query filter and a limit of 5 records:

{$orders=$utils->getOrders([],5)}

Example with a query filter and a limit of 5 records:

{$orders=$utils->getOrders(["purchaseDate"=>["gt"=>"2016-01-09"]],5)}

How to sort the data

Sort results by purchase date in an ascending order.

{$orders=$utils->getOrders([],null,['column'=>'purchaseDate','direction'=>'ASC'])}

Sort results by purchase date in an descending order.

{$orders=$utils->getOrders([],null,['column'=>'purchaseDate','direction'=>'DESC'])}

Sort results by order ID in an descending order.

{$orders=$utils->getOrders([],null,['column'=>orderID,'direction'=>'DESC'])}

Rendering the data in a message

After the data is available with the getRecords method, you can render the data in the message.

Looping through data with {foreach}

A {foreach} statement is the most common way to loop through the data array and render the results in a message.

Example:

{$orders=$utils->getOrders()} 
{foreach $orders as $order}
<b>OrderID {$order.orderID}</b><br>
Purchase Date - {$order.purchaseDate|date_format}<br><br>
    {foreach $order.items as $orderitem}
        Product {$orderitem.productID}<br>
        {$orderitem.description|capitalize} - ${$orderitem.amount|string_format:"%.2f"}<br>
        Size - {$orderitem.attr.size}<br>
        Color - {$orderitem.attr.color}<br><br>
    {/foreach}
Total Amount - ${$order.totalAmount|string_format:"%.2f"}<br><br>
Shipping Address:<br>
{$order.shippingAddress.name|capitalize}<br>
{$order.shippingAddress.address|capitalize}<br>
{$order.shippingAddress.city|capitalize} {$order.shippingAddress.state|capitalize} {$order.shippingAddress.postalCode}<br><br>
{/foreach}

Note that order items are stored as an array. You can use a nested {foreach} in order to loop through each of the items per order.

Learn more about using the {foreach} statement.

Referencing an index of the array

You also have to option to target the "nth" item within an array using it's index. For example, if you only wanted to render the first item of each item array you would write:

{$orders=$utils->getOrders()} 
{foreach $orders as $order}
<b>OrderID {$order.orderID}</b><br>
Purchase Date - {$order.purchaseDate|date_format}<br><br>
        Product {$order.items[0].productID}<br>
        {$order.items[0].description|capitalize} - ${$order.items[0].amount|string_format:"%.2f"}<br>
        Size - {$order.items[0].attr.size}<br>
        Color - {$order.items[0].attr.color}<br><br>
Total Amount - ${$order.totalAmount|string_format:"%.2f"}<br><br>
Shipping Address:<br>
{$order.shippingAddress.name|capitalize}<br>
{$order.shippingAddress.address|capitalize}<br>
{$order.shippingAddress.city|capitalize} {$order.shippingAddress.state|capitalize} {$order.shippingAddress.postalCode}<br><br>
{/foreach}

This example will look in the 1st item of the items array and render the values for "productID", "description", "amount", "size" and "color".

In the next article learn about getting event data.