Skuttlefish

Topic Overview

Purpose	This section describes the Kitting (also known as product bundles) feature in Skuttlefish.
Introduction	A Kit is a product bundle composed of one or more individual SKUs, called components. Each Kit has its own unique SKU and functions as a standalone product that can be sold, tracked, and shipped through your Shopify store just like any individual item. The Kitting functionality enables you to combine multiple SKUs into a single sellable unit while maintaining accurate inventory control. When customers purchase Kits through your Shopify store, Skuttlefish automatically: Deducts the correct quantities from each component's inventory (including tracking of prebuilt kits). Updates availability calculations in real-time. Synchronizes inventory levels back to Shopify.
Sections	This topic includes the following sections: Topic Overview Kitting Managing Kits Prebuilt Kits Kit Inventory

Purpose

This section describes the Kitting (also known as product bundles) feature in Skuttlefish.

Introduction

A Kit is a product bundle composed of one or more individual SKUs, called components. Each Kit has its own unique SKU and functions as a standalone product that can be sold, tracked, and shipped through your Shopify store just like any individual item.

The Kitting functionality enables you to combine multiple SKUs into a single sellable unit while maintaining accurate inventory control. When customers purchase Kits through your Shopify store, Skuttlefish automatically:

Deducts the correct quantities from each component's inventory (including tracking of prebuilt kits).
Updates availability calculations in real-time.
Synchronizes inventory levels back to Shopify.

Sections

This topic includes the following sections:

Kitting

Navigation	The Kitting Grid is accessible by navigating to Products > Kitting.
Kitting Grid	The Kitting Grid displays all Kits configured in your Skuttlefish system, providing comprehensive visibility and management capabilities. Use the grid to search, filter, and sort your Kit inventory, with options to export data to Excel or PDF formats. Click any Kit row to access detailed information.
Kitting View	The Kitting View shows detailed Kit information including the Kit SKU and all component SKUs with their required quantities. From this view, you can create new Kits and manage prebuilt Kit inventory by building or unbuilding assembled units as needed.

Managing Kits

Overview	Kits are created using a dedicated Kit SKU that must already exist in your Shopify store. To define the Kit, you add one or more Component SKUs, specifying the quantity of each component required per Kit unit. Kits can be modified after creation. You can add or remove Component SKUs and adjust the quantity requirements for any component. Skuttlefish automatically recalculates the Kit's available inventory whenever component specifications are changed. Note: Kit deletion is not currently available through the user interface. If you need to remove a Kit, please contact support for assistance with backend data changes.
Creating a Kit	To add a new Kit, click the Add button on the Kitting Grid. Once on the Kitting View, select the SKU that will represent the Kit in the SKU field. Either save the new Kit or add add Component SKUs by clicking the Plus icon in the Component SKUs area. Select the SKUs that will make up the Kit and set the quantity for each. Click Save. Select Kit SKU: Add the Component SKUs from the dynamic dropdown, add quantities:
Modifying Kits	Click the Edit button to modify a kit. Add Component SKUs, deleted existing Component SKUs, or adjust quantities of Component SKUs within the bundle.

Overview

Kits are created using a dedicated Kit SKU that must already exist in your Shopify store. To define the Kit, you add one or more Component SKUs, specifying the quantity of each component required per Kit unit.

Kits can be modified after creation. You can add or remove Component SKUs and adjust the quantity requirements for any component. Skuttlefish automatically recalculates the Kit's available inventory whenever component specifications are changed. Note: Kit deletion is not currently available through the user interface. If you need to remove a Kit, please contact support for assistance with backend data changes.

Creating a Kit

To add a new Kit, click the Add button on the Kitting Grid. Once on the Kitting View, select the SKU that will represent the Kit in the SKU field. Either save the new Kit or add add Component SKUs by clicking the Plus icon in the Component SKUs area. Select the SKUs that will make up the Kit and set the quantity for each. Click Save.

Select Kit SKU:

Add the Component SKUs from the dynamic dropdown, add quantities:

Modifying Kits

Click the Edit button to modify a kit. Add Component SKUs, deleted existing Component SKUs, or adjust quantities of Component SKUs within the bundle.

Prebuilt Kits

Overview	Prebuilt Kits are inventory items that represent physically assembled product bundles stored and sold as complete units. Skuttlefish allows for the tracking of prebuilt kits by adding the number of prebuilt kits on hand to the system.
Potential Prebuilt Kits	The number of existing prebuilt kits can be added on the Kitting View for any Kit. The prebuilt Kit area displays the current amount of prebuilts that can be constructed for the Kit based upon the Component SKU availability. Click the Prebuild Kit icon to add prebuilt kits.
Adding Prebuilt Kits	In the Prebuilt Kit popup, add the number of Kits that were constructed. Prebuilding does not increase the total number of kits available beyond what the Component SKU inventory allows. It simply shifts the inventory from the Component SKUs to the Kit SKU. Component inventory is reduced based on the kit’s build quantity. The system increases the available count for the Kit SKU.

Overview

Prebuilt Kits are inventory items that represent physically assembled product bundles stored and sold as complete units. Skuttlefish allows for the tracking of prebuilt kits by adding the number of prebuilt kits on hand to the system.

Potential Prebuilt Kits

The number of existing prebuilt kits can be added on the Kitting View for any Kit. The prebuilt Kit area displays the current amount of prebuilts that can be constructed for the Kit based upon the Component SKU availability.

Click the Prebuild Kit icon to add prebuilt kits.

Adding Prebuilt Kits

In the Prebuilt Kit popup, add the number of Kits that were constructed. Prebuilding does not increase the total number of kits available beyond what the Component SKU inventory allows. It simply shifts the inventory from the Component SKUs to the Kit SKU.

Component inventory is reduced based on the kit’s build quantity.
The system increases the available count for the Kit SKU.

Kit Inventory

Kit Inventory Management

Kit inventory counts are dynamically calculated based on component availability and automatically update whenever Component SKU quantities change due to purchases, adjustments, or other inventory transactions.

Total Kit availability includes both:

Potential Kits: Calculated from available components using the limiting component principle.
Prebuilt Kits: Physically assembled units ready for immediate shipping.

The system uses these two sources to determine the total number of Kits available for sale.

Potential Kit availability is determined using the limiting component principle. The system calculates the maximum potential kits by:

Dividing each component's available quantity by its required quantity per kit.
Taking the lowest result across all components.
This minimum value represents the maximum number of complete potential kits that can be assembled.

The component with the lowest availability ratio becomes the limiting factor, as it will be depleted first and prevent additional kit assembly. The On Hand inventory amount for the Kit is then any prebuilt kits plus the result of the kit availability equation.

Kit Inventory Calculation Example

Example

Below is a simple example of how Skuttlefish uses the Component SKUs and any prebuilt kits to calculate the On Hand inventory of a Kit in the system.

Prebuilt Kits = 25

Requirements per Kit:

2 units of Component SKU 1
1 unit of Component SKU 2
3 units of Component SKU 3

Component Availability:

Component SKU 1: 100 units available
Component SKU 2: 40 units available
Component SKU 3: 120 units available

Component SKU	Available (I_i)	Needed per Kit (C_i)	Potential Kits (I_i ÷ C_i)
Component SKU 1	100	2	50
Component SKU 2	40	1	40
Component SKU 3	120	3	40
Buildable Kits (Minimum of column “Potential Kits”)			40

Calculation:

Kit Availability = Prebuilt Kits + Minimum(50, 40, 40)
Kit Availability = 25 + 40 = 65

Result: You can supply 65 kits — 25 already prebuilt, plus 40 more that can be built from components.