from odoo import models, api class MailComposeMessage(models.TransientModel): _inherit = "mail.compose.message" def _prepare_recipient_values(self, partner): """ Handle archived partners when context allows. """ # Check if we should include archived partners # Look for context flags from account.invoice.send OR direct context include_archived = ( self.env.context.get("include_archived_partners") or self.env.context.get("mail_notify_force") or (self.env.context.get("active_model") in ["account.move", "sale.order"] and not getattr(partner, 'active', True)) ) if include_archived and partner and not partner.active: # Return complete data for archived partner return { "partner_id": partner.id, "email": partner.email, "name": partner.name, "lang": partner.lang or self.env.context.get("lang") or "en_US", } return super()._prepare_recipient_values(partner)