Predictika · Aptiv CMC connection system

An AI sales agent's CMC connector set, checked against the Aptiv selector guide before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a bill of materials for an Aptiv CMC sealed connector set: the number of ways, the header and mating connector colors, the dress cover, the terminals and the wires they crimp. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the selector guide and returns a verdict and every reason.

Scope: Aptiv CMC connection system only: 32, 48, 64 and 86 way sealed connectors, headers, dress covers and GTS and APEX terminals. See everything this validator covers

This validator models the Aptiv CMC Connection System (not other Aptiv connection systems), as described in the public CMC Selector Guide, and handles any set of CMC connector parts of the series listed here, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Series — the 32, 48, 64 and 86 way sealed series, with their cavity mix: 32 way = 24 cavities of 0.64 mm and 8 of 1.5 mm; 48 way = 40 + 8; 64 way = 56 + 8; 86 way = 76 of 0.64 mm, 8 of 1.5 mm and 2 of 2.8 mm.
  • Header and mating connector — the header colors offered for each series (32 way blue, brown, grey, black; 48 way black; 64 way black, grey), the connector colors offered (32 way black, blue, brown, grey; 48 way black, brown, grey; 64 way black, grey; 86 way brown, grey), and the rule that a header mates only with a connector of the same color. The guide lists no 86 way header, so a quote that names one goes to a person.
  • Dress cover — the 90 degree cover on every series, and the 45 degree cover on the 48 way series only.
  • Terminals — GTS terminals of 0.64 mm (wire 0.35 or 0.50 mm2) and 1.5 mm (wire 0.50 to 0.85, 1.0 to 1.3 and 1.4 to 2.0 mm2), APEX terminals of 2.8 mm on the 86 way series (wire 0.5 to 1.25 and 1.5 to 2.5 mm2), tin plating with silver or gold available, and no more terminals of a size than the series has cavities of that size.
  • Cavity plugs and the stated cavity count — unloaded 1.5 mm cavities on the 32, 48 and 64 way series, for which the guide lists a cavity plug, and the cavity count the quote states.

Any CMC set of these series is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (the guide lists none, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), the 112 way composite header with its three connectors, other Aptiv connector families such as the CTS series, single wire seals for the 86 way series, assembly tools, electrical ratings and derating, and the confirmation with an Aptiv representative that the guide itself asks for.

The AI sales agentPrepares the connector set from the customer's request and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

8 scenarios in 4 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
A header and connector of different colorsOnly with care
Colors mate only in matching pairs, and which colors exist differs by series, so each series needs its own combination rule.		The header and connector colors are in one request and checked against the colors offered for the series, whatever order the choices arrive in.
A terminal for a wire size the guide does not coverOnly with workarounds
Wire ranges per terminal size have gaps (for example between 0.85 and 1.0 mm2) and single values (0.35 and 0.50 mm2 for 0.64 mm terminals); a rule per size and range is needed, and an easy one to get slightly wrong.		Each wire size is compared with the listed ranges for its terminal size on every call.
More terminals of a size than the series has cavitiesOnly with workarounds
The cavity mix differs by series, and the 2.8 mm cavities exist only on the 86 way series, so a total-count rule misses a surplus in one size.		The cavities of each size are part of the model and each terminal count is compared with its own cavity count.
A 45 degree dress cover on the wrong seriesOnly with care
A single product rule, but it must be maintained along with every other series-specific option.		The cover and the series are checked together on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote 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.

    
1A header mates only with a connector of the same color, but the quote pairs a header and a connector of different colors.
2The header color on the quote is not offered for the selected series; 32 way headers come in blue, brown, grey and black, the 48 way header in black, and 64 way headers in black and grey.
3The 45 degree dress cover is listed only for the 48 way series.
4The mating connector color on the quote is not offered for the selected series; 64 way connectors come in black and grey, 86 way connectors in brown and grey.
5The selector guide lists no header for the 86 way series and refers to the local sales representative; a person should confirm which header is meant.
6The quote has 25 terminals of 0.64 mm, but the selected series has 24 cavities of that size.
7The quote has 9 terminals of 1.5 mm, but the selected series has 8 cavities of that size.
8The quote has 1 terminal of 2.8 mm, but the selected series has 0 cavities of that size; only the 86 way series has 2.8 mm cavities (2).
9The quote has 3 terminals of 2.8 mm, but the selected series has 2 cavities of that size; only the 86 way series has 2.8 mm cavities (2).
10No 0.64 mm terminal is listed for a wire size of 0.75 mm2; they are listed for 0.35 and 0.50 mm2.
11No 1.5 mm terminal is listed for a wire size of 0.90 mm2; they are listed for 0.50 to 0.85, 1.0 to 1.3 and 1.4 to 2.0 mm2.
12No 1.5 mm terminal is listed for a wire size of 2.50 mm2; they are listed for 0.50 to 0.85, 1.0 to 1.3 and 1.4 to 2.0 mm2.
13No 2.8 mm terminal is listed for a wire size of 1.40 mm2; they are listed for 0.5 to 1.25 and 1.5 to 2.5 mm2.
14Terminals are listed with tin plating, with silver or gold plating available; no other plating is listed.
15The selector guide lists a 1.5 mm cavity plug for an unloaded 1.5 mm cavity; 4 cavities of that size are loaded and 0 plugs are quoted, so a person should confirm the rest are intended to stay open.
16The quote states a connector with 48 cavities, but the selected series has 32.
17The quote has 30 terminals of 0.64 mm, but the selected series has 24 cavities of that size.
18The quote states a connector with 64 cavities, but the selected series has 32.

  

  

    
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. Header, cover and terminal sizes: A 32 way set with a blue header, a black connector, a 45 degree cover and a 2.8 mm terminal

    
The agent's request. Please quote 250 sets of the 32 way Aptiv CMC sealed connector set: a blue header and a black mating connector with the wires leaving to the right and a 45 degree dress cover. Each set has 24 tin-plated terminals of 0.64 mm on 0.50 mm2 wire, 8 tin-plated terminals of 1.5 mm on 1.00 mm2 wire and 1 tin-plated terminal of 2.8 mm on 1.00 mm2 wire. The quote states a connector with 32 cavities. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Connector does not mate with the header color. A header mates only with a connector of the same color, but the quote pairs a header and a connector of different colors.
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  • 45 degree dress cover only on the 48 way. The 45 degree dress cover is listed only for the 48 way series.
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  • 2.8 mm terminals exceed the 2.8 mm cavities. The quote has 1 terminal of 2.8 mm, but the selected series has 0 cavities of that size; only the 86 way series has 2.8 mm cavities (2).
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2. Header, cover and terminal sizes: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 250 sets of the 32 way Aptiv CMC sealed connector set: a blue header and a blue mating connector with the wires leaving to the left and a 90 degree dress cover. Each set has 24 tin-plated terminals of 0.64 mm on 0.50 mm2 wire and 8 tin-plated terminals of 1.5 mm on 1.00 mm2 wire. The quote states a connector with 32 cavities. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Assembly summary. 32 way connector with 32 terminals loaded in its cavities.
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3. Connector color and wire size: A 48 way set with a brown connector and a 0.90 mm2 wire on the 1.5 mm terminals

    
The agent's request. Please quote 500 sets of the 48 way Aptiv CMC sealed connector set: a black header and a brown mating connector with the wires leaving to the right and a 90 degree dress cover. Each set has 40 tin-plated terminals of 0.64 mm on 0.50 mm2 wire and 8 tin-plated terminals of 1.5 mm on 0.90 mm2 wire. The quote states a connector with 48 cavities. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Connector does not mate with the header color. A header mates only with a connector of the same color, but the quote pairs a header and a connector of different colors.
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  • No 1.5 mm terminal for this wire size. No 1.5 mm terminal is listed for a wire size of 0.90 mm2; they are listed for 0.50 to 0.85, 1.0 to 1.3 and 1.4 to 2.0 mm2.
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4. Connector color and wire size: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 500 sets of the 48 way Aptiv CMC sealed connector set: a black header and a black mating connector with the wires leaving to the right and a 45 degree dress cover. Each set has 40 tin-plated terminals of 0.64 mm on 0.50 mm2 wire and 8 tin-plated terminals of 1.5 mm on 1.00 mm2 wire. The quote states a connector with 48 cavities. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Assembly summary. 48 way connector with 48 terminals loaded in its cavities.
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5. Terminal counts and wire size: A 64 way set with 60 terminals of 0.64 mm on 0.75 mm2 wire

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 sets of the 64 way Aptiv CMC sealed connector set: a grey header and a grey mating connector with the wires leaving to the right and a 90 degree dress cover. Each set has 60 tin-plated terminals of 0.64 mm on 0.75 mm2 wire and 8 tin-plated terminals of 1.5 mm on 1.00 mm2 wire. The quote states a connector with 64 cavities. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • More 0.64 mm terminals than 0.64 mm cavities. The quote has 60 terminals of 0.64 mm, but the selected series has 56 cavities of that size.
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  • No 0.64 mm terminal for this wire size. No 0.64 mm terminal is listed for a wire size of 0.75 mm2; they are listed for 0.35 and 0.50 mm2.
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6. Terminal counts and wire size: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 sets of the 64 way Aptiv CMC sealed connector set: a grey header and a grey mating connector with the wires leaving to the right and a 90 degree dress cover. Each set has 56 tin-plated terminals of 0.64 mm on 0.50 mm2 wire and 6 tin-plated terminals of 1.5 mm on 1.00 mm2 wire, and 2 cavity plugs for the 1.5 mm cavities left open. The quote states a connector with 64 cavities. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Assembly summary. 64 way connector with 62 terminals loaded in its cavities.
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7. The 86 way series: An 86 way set with three 2.8 mm terminals

    
The agent's request. Please quote 40 sets of the 86 way Aptiv CMC sealed connector set, with a grey mating connector with the wires leaving to the right, for a header the customer supplies and a 90 degree dress cover. Each set has 76 tin-plated terminals of 0.64 mm on 0.50 mm2 wire, 8 tin-plated terminals of 1.5 mm on 1.00 mm2 wire and 3 tin-plated terminals of 2.8 mm on 1.25 mm2 wire. The quote states a connector with 86 cavities. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • 2.8 mm terminals exceed the 2.8 mm cavities. The quote has 3 terminals of 2.8 mm, but the selected series has 2 cavities of that size; only the 86 way series has 2.8 mm cavities (2).
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8. The 86 way series: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 40 sets of the 86 way Aptiv CMC sealed connector set, with a grey mating connector with the wires leaving to the right, for a header the customer supplies and a 90 degree dress cover. Each set has 76 tin-plated terminals of 0.64 mm on 0.50 mm2 wire, 8 tin-plated terminals of 1.5 mm on 1.00 mm2 wire and 2 tin-plated terminals of 2.8 mm on 2.50 mm2 wire. The quote states a connector with 86 cavities. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Assembly summary. 86 way connector with 86 terminals loaded in its cavities.
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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 bill of materials for an Aptiv CMC sealed connector set: the number of ways, the header and mating connector colors, the dress cover, and more. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the selector guide and returns a verdict and every reason.
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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 250 sets of the 32 way Aptiv CMC sealed connector set: a blue header and a black mating connector. Each set has 24 tin-plated terminals of 0.64 mm on 0.50 mm2 wire, 8 tin-plated terminals of 1.5 mm on 1.00 mm2 wire and 1 tin-plated terminal of 2.8 mm on 1.00 mm2 wire. 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. A header mates only with a connector of the same color, but the quote pairs a header and a connector of different colors. The 45 degree dress cover is listed only for the 48 way series. The quote has 1 terminal of 2.8 mm, but the selected series has 0 cavities of that size; only the 86 way series has 2.8 mm cavities (2).
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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 header and connector of different colors, 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 changes the mating connector color to blue, the wire direction to left and the dress cover to 90 degrees. It removes the terminals of 2.8 mm and wire for 2.8 mm terminals.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All three earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  13. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, 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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