We are setting up a site but have not yet gone live, currently we're using 1.3.8. I've scoured the FAQ's and many of the forums for an answer to the question below.

Some of our products are virtual and don't physically exist, for example paying for an entry into an event where there's no actual ticket (you are admitted because you've been invited and have paid).

People will purchase an entry to an event and as there's nothing to ship we simply need to 1) notify the organizer by email (easy, in the Zen Cart setup) and 2) have the virtual product "auto-ship" so that the event manager doesn't have to process each one. In our testing the orders are approved by Authorize.net (aim) then sit with a status of "Processing" and don't change.

As there could be several hundred or thousands of entries for a given event, you can see the problem. For items that need to ship (such as a t-shirt) we'll be installing one of the shipping modules.

Complication - there may be virtual products and physical products (that need to be shipped) on the same order, these we're not as worried about as the manager has to deal with the order anyway. The orders with only a virtual product are the ones we want to auto-ship.

Is anyone aware of a configuration change or add-on that handles the above? Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks.