Everything you need to know about Prepacks

🎁 What is a Prepack?

A Prepack is a predefined assortment of multiple SKUs—often in varying sizes or colors—combined and treated as a single unit for ordering, inventory, and fulfillment. Prepacks are commonly used in apparel, accessories, and other industries where retailers want to buy a balanced mix of variants without selecting each one manually.

Prepacks streamline the buying process and help ensure efficient allocation and distribution.

🧩 When and why to use Prepacks

Use Prepacks when:

• You want to offer set assortments of sizes or colors under one SKU

• You want to reduce manual entry during sales or fulfillment

• Your team builds mixed kits, cartons, or style runs at the warehouse

• Retailers expect size runs or pre-made packs

🛠️ DigitBridge workflow in action

There are five steps to take when creating/managing/etc. prepacks. 

1. How do I create a new Product Prepack?
   Define the assortment template (e.g., 1S/2M/2L/1XL)
2. How do I associate a Prepack with a Style?
   Link the prepack to an existing style so it appears as an ordering option
3. How do I create Prepack SKUs?
   Set up a parent SKU representing the full pack
4. How do I manage Prepack SKUs?
   Update, disable, or adjust quantities for existing prepacks
5. How do I create and fulfill a prepack request?
   Generate and fulfill internal instructions to physically build the prepack 

✅ Benefits of using Prepacks

• Streamlined sales workflows:
  Buyers don’t need to choose individual sizes or colors—just one SKU for the full set.

• Consistent size and color mixes:
  Great for seasonal buys, pop-ups, and new store setups.

• Simplified inventory control:
  The system tracks both the prepack SKU and its component items, ensuring clarity and accuracy.

• Faster warehouse operations:
  Prepacks can be pre-built and stored, or assembled just-in-time using prepack requests.

• Stronger customer experience:
  Buyers get a reliable, well-balanced assortment that’s ready to resell.

💡 Example in action

A streetwear brand sells a unisex hoodie in five sizes (XS–XL). Instead of asking B2B customers to manually select quantities per size, the brand offers a “6-pack size run” prepack.

The prepack SKU includes:

• 1x XS

• 1x S

• 2x M

• 1x L

• 1x XL

A boutique orders 3 prepacks. The system:

• Allocates 3 of each size per the defined ratio

• Tracks inventory across both the parent prepack SKU and the underlying components

• Generates a prepack request for the warehouse to assemble the units before shipping

🔍 Where to find it in DigitBridge

Prepack setup and usage spans several areas of the ERP app:

• Admin Tools > Product Settings — Create and enable prepack codes
• Inventory > Style Master Management — Associate prepacks with styles
• Inventory > Create New Products — Create prepack SKUs

• Inventory > Prepack Management (Pack and Unpack) — Build or fulfill prepacks

• Sales > Sales Orders — Add prepacks to customer orders

And in WMS:

• Warehouse > Pack/Unpack — Physically build or break down packs

📚 Related Guides

Use these detailed guides to configure and work with Prepacks:

• How do I create Prepack SKUs?

• How do I manage Prepack SKUs?

• How do I create and fulfill a prepack request?

• How do I create a new Product Prepack?

• How do I associate a Prepack with a Style?

• What is the difference between a Prepack, a Case Pack, and a Bundle?