diff --git a/addons/sale/sale_data.xml b/addons/sale/sale_data.xml
index a9c0e18a415..fceb806b3a2 100644
--- a/addons/sale/sale_data.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/sale_data.xml
@@ -41,14 +41,13 @@
         <function eval="('default',False,'shop_id', [('sale.order', False)], sale_shop_1, True, False, False, False, True)" id="sale_default_set" model="ir.values" name="set"/>
 
         <!-- notify all employees of module installation -->
-        <record model="mail.message" id="module_install_notification">
-            <field name="model">mail.group</field>
-            <field name="res_id" ref="mail.group_all_employees"/>
-            <field name="type">notification</field>
-            <field name="subject">Sales Management application installed!</field>
-            <field name="body">This application lets you create and send quotations and process your sales orders; from delivery to invoicing.
-If you need to manage your sales pipeline (leads, opportunities, phonecalls), you can install the module &lt;i&gt;CRM&lt;/i&gt; from the top menu Settings.</value>
+        <function model="mail.group" name="message_post">
+            <!-- ids, subject, body, parent_id=False, type='notification', content_subtype='html' -->
+            <value eval="[ref('mail.group_all_employees')]"/>
             <value>The Sales Management application has been installed.</value>
+            <value>This modules allows you to create and send easily quotations and process your sales orders; from the delivery to the invoicing.
+
+If you need to manage your sales pipeline (leads, opportunities, phonecalls), you can install the module &lt;i&gt;CRM&lt;/i&gt; from the top menu Settings.</value>
         </function>
         
         <record id="mail.mail_subtype_new" model="mail.message.subtype">