Predictika · Industrial connector orders: miniature cylindrical connectors

An AI sales agent's connector part-number order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for miniature cylindrical bayonet connectors with solder contacts: the series and shell style, service class, shell size, insert arrangement, pin or socket contacts, insert rotation, finish, strain relief, the operating voltage and the total contact count. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published catalog and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: PT, SP and MS/PT miniature cylindrical connectors (solder contacts, bayonet coupling): series and shell style, service class, shell size, insert arrangement, contacts, rotation, finish, strain relief and operating voltage. See everything this validator covers

This validator models part numbers for one connector family, the Amphenol PT, SP and MS/PT (MIL-DTL-26482 Series 1) solder-contact connectors, using the Amphenol Industrial catalog 12-070-20, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Series and shell style — the PT, SP and MS/PT series and the shell styles each is made in: wall (00), cable connecting (01), box mounting (02), straight plug (06), jam nut (07), 90 degree plug (08) and thru-bulkhead (TB).
  • Service class and strain relief — the service classes listed for each style, and where the strain relief clamp (SR) is offered, required or not available (size 24 in PT only).
  • Shell size and insert arrangement — sizes 6 to 24 and the insert arrangements offered in each series, including the arrangements made with socket contacts only, the thru-bulkhead PS ordering and the insert rotations each arrangement allows.
  • Finish, voltage and contact count — the finishes offered for PT and SP, the recommended operating voltage for the insert's service rating (600 or 1,000 V AC), and the total contact count stated on the order compared with the connectors and contacts ordered.

Any order for these connectors that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (none are published, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), the hermetic, crimp (SE), printed circuit board and coax styles, the PG and J service classes, the PTG grounding plug, arrangements with letter codes or high-voltage ratings, other Amphenol connector families, stock and lead times.

The AI sales agentBuilds the connector 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.

7 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

Predictika validator


      

        
        
        
      

      
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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
Insert arrangements that differ by series and sizeOnly with workarounds
Each of the PT, SP and MS/PT series lists a different set of insert arrangements per shell size, so the catalog table becomes a grid of combinations that has to be loaded and kept in step by hand.		Series, shell size and arrangement are in one request; the combination is checked against the offered set for that series on every call.
Rotations and contact types that depend on the arrangementOnly with workarounds
Which insert rotations are offered, and whether an arrangement takes pins or sockets only, depend on the exact arrangement, so each needs its own lookup rule.		The rotation and the contact type are checked against the arrangement actually chosen, in the same call.
Styles, classes and strain relief that depend on the seriesOnly with care
The styles, service classes and strain relief options differ by series, and the size 24 strain relief exception adds another dependency.		Series, style, class, strain relief and size are checked together, so a combination that is offered in one series and not in another is caught.
A stated contact count that disagrees with the orderOnly with workarounds
The count the agent states is a free-entry figure, so it takes an extra rule that multiplies the quantity by the contacts of the chosen arrangement and compares the total.		The stated count is part of the request and is compared with the computed total 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 rep 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.

    
1Shell style cable connecting receptacle (01) is not offered in the SP series; the cable connecting receptacle (01) is not made in SP, and the 90 degree plug (08) and thru-bulkhead receptacle (TB) are not made in MS/PT.
2Shell style 90 degree plug (08) is not offered in the MS/PT series; the cable connecting receptacle (01) is not made in SP, and the 90 degree plug (08) and thru-bulkhead receptacle (TB) are not made in MS/PT.
3Shell style thru-bulkhead receptacle (TB) is not offered in the MS/PT series; the cable connecting receptacle (01) is not made in SP, and the 90 degree plug (08) and thru-bulkhead receptacle (TB) are not made in MS/PT.
4Shell size 6 is not offered here; sizes are 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24, except that MS/PT and the 90 degree plug start at size 8.
5Service class C is not offered for shell style straight plug (06) in the PT series.
6Service class C is not offered for shell style cable connecting receptacle (01) in the PT series.
7Service class P is not offered for shell style jam nut receptacle (07) in the SP series.
8Service class A is not offered for shell style straight plug (06) in the MS/PT series.
9Service class F is not offered for shell style straight plug (06) in the PT series.
10Service class E is not offered for shell style thru-bulkhead receptacle (TB) in the PT series.
11Shell size 7 is not offered here; sizes are 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24, except that MS/PT and the 90 degree plug start at size 8.
12Insert arrangement 6-1 is not offered in the MS/PT series.
13Shell size 26 is not offered here; sizes are 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24, except that MS/PT and the 90 degree plug start at size 8.
14Insert arrangement 20-99 is not offered in the PT series.
15Insert arrangement 12-14 is not offered in the MS/PT series.
16Insert arrangement 18-8 is not offered in the SP series.
17Insert arrangement 14-4 is offered with socket contacts only; pin contacts were requested.
18Contact configuration PS (pin and socket) is not valid for shell style straight plug (06); the thru-bulkhead receptacle is ordered with PS (pin and socket ends) and every other style with P (pins) or S (sockets).
19Contact configuration Pin is not valid for shell style thru-bulkhead receptacle (TB); the thru-bulkhead receptacle is ordered with PS (pin and socket ends) and every other style with P (pins) or S (sockets).
20Insert rotation Z is not offered for insert arrangement 20-41.
21Insert rotation X is not offered for insert arrangement 12-3.
22Insert rotation W is not offered for insert arrangement 12-14.
23A strain relief clamp (SR) is not offered for the MS/PT series, shell style straight plug (06), class E.
24A strain relief clamp (SR) is not offered for the PT series, shell style box mounting receptacle (02), class E.
25The SP jam nut receptacle in class A is listed only with the strain relief clamp (SR); none was requested.
26Size 24 strain relief is available in the PT series only; SP was requested.
27Finish 23 is not offered for the MS/PT series; MS/PT is standard olive drab cadmium and the PT and SP finishes are 003, 005, 023, 025, 072, 424, 470 and 725.
28Finish 999 is not offered for the PT series; MS/PT is standard olive drab cadmium and the PT and SP finishes are 003, 005, 023, 025, 072, 424, 470 and 725.
29Finish 424 is a strain relief finish and needs the strain relief clamp (SR); none was requested.
30An operating voltage of 700 V AC is above the 600 V AC recommended at sea level for the service rating of this insert arrangement.
31An operating voltage of 1100 V AC is above the 1000 V AC recommended at sea level for the service rating of this insert arrangement.
32The quantity is 0; at least one connector is needed.
33The order states 450 contacts in total; the connectors ordered carry 410.

  

  

    
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. Series and shell style: A cable connecting receptacle ordered in the SP series

    
The agent's request. Please quote 25 Amphenol SP series cable connecting receptacle (01) connectors, service class E, shell size 20, insert arrangement 20-41 with socket contacts. Operating voltage is 500 V AC. The order is 1,025 contacts in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Shell style not offered for this series. Shell style cable connecting receptacle (01) is not offered in the SP series; the cable connecting receptacle (01) is not made in SP, and the 90 degree plug (08) and thru-bulkhead receptacle (TB) are not made in MS/PT.
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2. Series and shell style: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 25 Amphenol PT series cable connecting receptacle (01) connectors, service class E, shell size 20, insert arrangement 20-41 with socket contacts. Operating voltage is 500 V AC. The order is 1,025 contacts in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 25 connector(s) with 41 contacts each; 1025 contacts in total.
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3. Rotation and voltage: A 12-3 plug with an insert rotation and an operating voltage the catalog does not allow

    
The agent's request. Please quote 40 Amphenol PT series straight plug (06) connectors, service class E, shell size 12, insert arrangement 12-3 with pin contacts, insert rotation X. Operating voltage is 1,100 V AC. The order is 120 contacts in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Insert rotation not offered. Insert rotation X is not offered for insert arrangement 12-3.
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  • Operating voltage above the rating. An operating voltage of 1100 V AC is above the 1000 V AC recommended at sea level for the service rating of this insert arrangement.
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4. Rotation and voltage: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 40 Amphenol PT series straight plug (06) connectors, service class E, shell size 12, insert arrangement 12-3 with pin contacts, insert rotation Y. Operating voltage is 1,100 V AC. The order is 120 contacts in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Operating voltage above the rating. An operating voltage of 1100 V AC is above the 1000 V AC recommended at sea level for the service rating of this insert arrangement.
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5. Rotation and voltage: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 40 Amphenol PT series straight plug (06) connectors, service class E, shell size 12, insert arrangement 12-3 with pin contacts, insert rotation Y. Operating voltage is 1,000 V AC. The order is 120 contacts in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 40 connector(s) with 3 contacts each; 120 contacts in total.
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6. Strain relief and size: A size 24 plug with strain relief ordered in the SP series

    
The agent's request. Please quote 12 Amphenol SP series straight plug (06) connectors, service class E, shell size 24, insert arrangement 24-61 with pin contacts, with the strain relief clamp, finish 424. Operating voltage is 500 V AC. The order is 732 contacts in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Strain relief not offered in size 24. Size 24 strain relief is available in the PT series only; SP was requested.
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7. Strain relief and size: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 12 Amphenol PT series straight plug (06) connectors, service class E, shell size 24, insert arrangement 24-61 with pin contacts, with the strain relief clamp, finish 424. Operating voltage is 500 V AC. The order is 732 contacts in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 12 connector(s) with 61 contacts each; 732 contacts in total.
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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 an order for miniature cylindrical bayonet connectors with solder contacts: the series and shell style, service class, shell size, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published catalog 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 quote 40 Amphenol PT series straight plug (06) connectors, service class E, shell size 12, insert arrangement 12-3 with pin contacts, insert rotation X. Operating voltage is 1,100 V AC. 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 two findings, all in one answer. Insert rotation X is not offered for insert arrangement 12-3. An operating voltage of 1100 V AC is above the 1000 V AC recommended at sea level for the service rating of this insert arrangement.
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  6. The validator returned two 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 insert arrangements that differ by series and size, a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the insert rotation to Y.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Still blocked, with one finding, all in one answer. An operating voltage of 1100 V AC is above the 1000 V AC recommended at sea level for the service rating of this insert arrangement.
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  12. One finding cleared. Still blocking: operating voltage above the rating.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the operating voltage to 1,000 V AC.
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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. Two 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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