Predictika · Kitchen cabinet orders

An AI sales agent's Hampton Bay special order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a special order of Hampton Bay Designer Series kitchen cabinets for a builder: how many wall, base, tall and oven cabinets, the door style, the ceiling height, the corner cabinets and the accessories that go with them. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published cabinet specification guide and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Hampton Bay Designer Series special-order cabinets: door styles, cabinet sizes, tall cabinet heights against the ceiling, corner cabinets, required accessories and ordering terms. See everything this validator covers

This validator models a special order of the Hampton Bay Designer Series frameless cabinets, the line American Woodmark makes under that brand, based on the published Cabinet Specification Guide, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Sizes the guide lists — tall pantry cabinets in 18 and 24 inch widths at 84, 90 or 96 inches, wall bridge cabinets only in the width, height and depth combinations the guide lists, sink bases in 30, 33 and 36 inches (the ADA adaptable sink base only in 36), and decorative wall end panels only in the sizes listed.
  • Ceiling height — the guide gives a minimum ceiling for each tall cabinet height (86 3/4 inches for 84 inch cabinets, 92 9/16 for 90 inch and 98 7/16 for 96 inch), checked against the room.
  • Corner cabinets and accessories — each blind corner base cabinet needs a minimum 1 inch filler ordered separately, lazy Susan and EZ Reach corner cabinets need a doorway of at least 32 inches and a side panel on any exposed side, the corner sink base kit needs a 42 by 42 inch space and an adjacent piece, and roll-outs need the roll-out standard kit.
  • Finishes and ordering terms — two moldings are limited by finish, a heat deflector is recommended for the RTF finishes next to a cooking appliance, and orders need at least five cabinets (accessories do not count), must be sent by EDI, and cannot be changed after 48 hours. Delivery outside the continental U.S. goes to a person because it may take longer.

Any Hampton Bay Designer Series special order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (the guide publishes none, so this page shows no price build-up), other American Woodmark brands and lines, cabinet sizes the guide lists that this model does not check, and installation or design layout.

The AI sales agentBuilds the cabinet order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

8 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Sizes that exist only in some width, height and depth combinationsOnly with workarounds
A wall bridge cabinet is offered in some widths and heights at 12, 15 and 24 inch depths and not others. A rules-based CPQ needs a compatibility table or a rule per combination, and every guide update means editing them.		The depth, width and height arrive in one request and are matched to the listed combinations on every call.
A tall cabinet height that must fit the roomOnly with care
The minimum ceiling depends on the tall height chosen on one line and the room height on another, so a cross-line rule is needed and kept in step with the guide.		The tall height, the minimum ceiling and the room are compared on every call.
Accessories that depend on other linesOnly with care
Fillers for blind corners, side panels for exposed corner sides and the roll-out kit each depend on a count elsewhere in the order, so a quantity rule is needed for each.		Each count is compared with the cabinets that need it, together with the rest of the order.
Cabinet count that the order statesOnly with care
The stated count is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with the added-up count, but the count must exclude accessories.		The stated count travels with the order and is compared with the computed count on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a person often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The order has 4 cabinets; Hampton Bay Designer Series orders need at least 5 cabinets, not counting accessories.
2The order states 16 cabinets; the cabinet counts add up to 15.
3The order states 14 cabinets; the cabinet counts add up to 15.
4Special order Hampton Bay Designer Series orders must be submitted by EDI.
5A change or cancellation is requested 49 hours after the store purchase order was received; changes are not allowed after 48 hours.
6The order has tall or oven cabinets but no height of 84, 90 or 96 inches is chosen.
7Tall pantry cabinets come in 18 and 24 inch widths; 21 inches is not offered.
8The tallest cabinet needs a ceiling of at least 86 3/4 inches; the room has 86 1/2 inches.
9The tallest cabinet needs a ceiling of at least 92 9/16 inches; the room has 92 1/2 inches.
10The tallest cabinet needs a ceiling of at least 98 7/16 inches; the room has 98 inches.
11A wall bridge cabinet 27 inches wide and 12 inches high is not offered at the chosen depth.
12A wall bridge cabinet 33 inches wide and 15 inches high is not offered at the chosen depth.
13A wall bridge cabinet 30 inches wide and 24 inches high is not offered at the chosen depth.
14Sink base cabinets come in 30, 33 and 36 inch widths; 27 inches is not offered.
15The ADA adaptable sink base cabinet is offered only in a 36 inch width; 33 inches was chosen.
16A decorative wall end panel 15 inches wide and 36 inches high is not offered.
17Roll-outs must be ordered with the roll-out standard kit, which is needed for installation; no kit is on the order.
18Each blind corner base cabinet needs a minimum 1 inch filler ordered separately; 1 more filler needed.
19A lazy Susan or EZ Reach corner base cabinet needs a doorway of at least 32 inches; the doorway is 31 inches.
20An exposed side of a lazy Susan or EZ Reach corner base cabinet must be covered with a base side panel; 1 more panel needed.
21The corner sink base kit needs a 42 inch by 42 inch space; the space is 40 inches.
22The corner sink base kit needs an adjacent cabinet, end panel, dishwasher return or base column.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Tall cabinets and ceiling height: Two 96 inch tall pantry cabinets in a kitchen with a 96 inch ceiling

    
The agent's request. Please place a special order for Harbor Lane Homes in Melvern Cloud, with cabinets as follows: 6 wall, 8 base and 2 tall, with the tall cabinets 96 inches high and 24 inches wide, and a 36 inch sink base. The kitchen has a 96 inch ceiling. The order will be sent by EDI and states 16 cabinets. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Ceiling too low for tall cabinets. The tallest cabinet needs a ceiling of at least 98 7/16 inches; the room has 96 inches.
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2. Tall cabinets and ceiling height: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please place a special order for Harbor Lane Homes in Melvern Cloud, with cabinets as follows: 6 wall, 8 base and 2 tall, with the tall cabinets 90 inches high and 24 inches wide, and a 36 inch sink base. The kitchen has a 96 inch ceiling. The order will be sent by EDI and states 16 cabinets. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 16 cabinets in the order, not counting accessories; the tallest tall or oven cabinet needs a ceiling of at least 92 9/16 inches.
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3. Corner cabinets, fillers and doorway: Blind corner and lazy Susan corner cabinets with a narrow doorway

    
The agent's request. Please place a special order for Birchwood Row Builders in Renly Sandstone, with cabinets as follows: 5 wall, 9 base and 1 tall, with the tall cabinets 90 inches high and 18 inches wide, and a 33 inch sink base. The kitchen has a 96 inch ceiling. It includes 2 blind corner base cabinets, and 1 lazy Susan corner cabinet with 1 exposed side. The doorway is 30 inches wide. The order will be sent by EDI and states 15 cabinets. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Blind corner needs a filler. Each blind corner base cabinet needs a minimum 1 inch filler ordered separately; 2 more fillers needed.
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  • Corner cabinet will not fit the doorway. A lazy Susan or EZ Reach corner base cabinet needs a doorway of at least 32 inches; the doorway is 30 inches.
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  • Exposed corner side needs a panel. An exposed side of a lazy Susan or EZ Reach corner base cabinet must be covered with a base side panel; 1 more panel needed.
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4. Corner cabinets, fillers and doorway: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please place a special order for Birchwood Row Builders in Renly Sandstone, with cabinets as follows: 5 wall, 9 base and 1 tall, with the tall cabinets 90 inches high and 18 inches wide, and a 33 inch sink base. The kitchen has a 96 inch ceiling. It includes 2 blind corner base cabinets with 2 fillers, and 1 lazy Susan corner cabinet with 1 exposed side and 1 side panel. The doorway is 30 inches wide. The order will be sent by EDI and states 15 cabinets. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Corner cabinet will not fit the doorway. A lazy Susan or EZ Reach corner base cabinet needs a doorway of at least 32 inches; the doorway is 30 inches.
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5. Corner cabinets, fillers and doorway: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please place a special order for Birchwood Row Builders in Renly Sandstone, with cabinets as follows: 5 wall, 9 base and 1 tall, with the tall cabinets 90 inches high and 18 inches wide, and a 33 inch sink base. The kitchen has a 96 inch ceiling. It includes 2 blind corner base cabinets with 2 fillers. The doorway is 30 inches wide. The order will be sent by EDI and states 15 cabinets. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 15 cabinets in the order, not counting accessories; the tallest tall or oven cabinet needs a ceiling of at least 92 9/16 inches.
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6. Finish limits and heat protection: Driftwood kitchen with molding AMOC and a range, no heat deflector

    
The agent's request. Please place a special order for Cedar Point Remodeling in Edgeley Driftwood, with cabinets as follows: 7 wall, 9 base and 1 tall, with the tall cabinets 84 inches high and 24 inches wide, and a 30 inch sink base. The kitchen has a 96 inch ceiling. It includes 2 lengths of molding AMOC. A range sits next to the cabinets. The order will be sent by EDI and states 17 cabinets. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Molding AMOC not offered in Driftwood. Molding AMOC is not available in the Driftwood finish.
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  • Heat deflector recommended for RTF. The door style is an RTF finish placed near a cooking appliance and the order has no steel heat deflector kit, which the guide recommends for RTF kitchens; a person should confirm.
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7. Finish limits and heat protection: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please place a special order for Cedar Point Remodeling in Edgeley Driftwood, with cabinets as follows: 7 wall, 9 base and 1 tall, with the tall cabinets 84 inches high and 24 inches wide, and a 30 inch sink base. The kitchen has a 96 inch ceiling. A range sits next to the cabinets. The order will be sent by EDI and states 17 cabinets. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Heat deflector recommended for RTF. The door style is an RTF finish placed near a cooking appliance and the order has no steel heat deflector kit, which the guide recommends for RTF kitchens; a person should confirm.
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  • Order summary. 17 cabinets in the order, not counting accessories; the tallest tall or oven cabinet needs a ceiling of at least 86 3/4 inches.
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8. Finish limits and heat protection: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please place a special order for Cedar Point Remodeling in Edgeley Driftwood, with cabinets as follows: 7 wall, 9 base and 1 tall, with the tall cabinets 84 inches high and 24 inches wide, and a 30 inch sink base. The kitchen has a 96 inch ceiling. A range sits next to the cabinets, with 1 heat deflector kit. The order will be sent by EDI and states 17 cabinets. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 17 cabinets in the order, not counting accessories; the tallest tall or oven cabinet needs a ceiling of at least 86 3/4 inches.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a special order of Hampton Bay Designer Series kitchen cabinets for a builder: how many wall, base, tall and oven cabinets, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published cabinet specification guide and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please place a special order for Birchwood Row Builders in Renly Sandstone, with cabinets as follows: 5 wall, 9 base and 1 tall. The kitchen has a 96 inch ceiling. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with three findings, all in one answer. Each blind corner base cabinet needs a minimum 1 inch filler ordered separately; 2 more fillers needed. A lazy Susan or EZ Reach corner base cabinet needs a doorway of at least 32 inches; the doorway is 30 inches. An exposed side of a lazy Susan or EZ Reach corner base cabinet must be covered with a base side panel; 1 more panel needed.
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  6. The validator returned three blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for a tall cabinet height that must fit the room, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It sets the AF330 fillers to 2 and the AP2435 side panels to 1.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Still blocked, with one finding, all in one answer. A lazy Susan or EZ Reach corner base cabinet needs a doorway of at least 32 inches; the doorway is 30 inches.
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  12. Two findings cleared. Still blocking: corner cabinet will not fit the doorway.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It removes the Lazy Susan corner cabinets, exposed corner sides and AP2435 side panels.
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  15. It calls the validator once more.
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  16. This time the validator clears it.
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  17. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  18. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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