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An AI sales agent's CTS resistor network order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for CTS resistor networks, Series 767 leaded surface mount or Series 770 SIP, for an electronics maker: a schematic (bussed, isolated, dual terminator or R/2R ladder), a pin count, an EIA resistance code, a tolerance, the RoHS finish and packaging, together with the ambient temperature, the power the design dissipates and the temperature coefficient it needs. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the part-number fields and ratings CTS publishes and returns a verdict, every reason, a line-item quote and the figures it computed.

Scope: CTS resistor network orders: Series 767 (14 and 16 pin, leaded surface mount) and Series 770 (SIP), with schematic, pin count, resistance code, tolerance, RoHS finish, packaging, power and temperature-coefficient checks. See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders for CTS Series 767 and Series 770 resistor networks as described in the public CTS datasheets, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Series and part-number fields — Series 767 in 14 and 16 pins and Series 770 in 4 to 12 pins, the bussed, isolated, dual terminator and R/2R ladder schematics (ladder on Series 767 only), the EIA three-digit resistance code on the E24 series, the tolerance letter and the RoHS finish.
  • Packaging — Series 767 on tape and reel (2,000 per reel) or in slide packs (48 per 14-pin tube, 43 per 16-pin tube); Series 770 in bulk bags of 250.
  • Design requirements — the ambient temperature, the power in each resistor and in the whole package against the published ratings, the number of resistors that can be powered, and the temperature coefficient the design needs.
  • What the validator checks — that the pin count, schematic, tolerance, finish and packaging exist for the series, that the resistance is an E24 value in the series range, that the design stays within the power and TCR ratings, that the discount is allowed and that the stated total matches the computed one.
  • Approvals — an ambient above 70 degrees C (beyond the published ratings), a discount above 8 percent (up to 20 percent) and an order total above $25,000 go to a person; a discount above 20 percent is blocked.

Any order for these two series is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: other CTS resistor network series, other CTS product lines, custom networks, taxes and distributor pricing. CTS does not publish prices, so every price on this page is illustrative.

The AI sales agentBuilds the CTS resistor network order from the design brief 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

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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
Options that exist only for one seriesOnly with care
The ladder schematic, the tolerance letters, the pin counts and the packaging differ between Series 767 and 770. Product rules can express each pair, but every combination is a rule someone writes, and a missing one lets an order for a part that does not exist through.		Each option is checked against the chosen series on every call.
A resistance value that must be a real valueOnly with workarounds
The three-digit EIA code has to be an E24 value inside the range of the series, and the range differs by series. A numeric field would accept 140 kilohms.		The code is split into its digits and checked against the E24 list and the range of the series.
A design that exceeds the power ratingOnly with workarounds
Power per resistor and per package depends on the schematic, the pin count and the ambient temperature, and the number of resistors powered at once. A quote form has no place for the design and no rule that reads it.		The ambient, the dissipation and the powered resistors are inputs, compared with the ratings of the chosen network.
A temperature coefficient that depends on the valueOnly with workarounds
Series 767 is rated for a looser coefficient below 100 ohms than above it. The requirement is a fact about the design, not a field on the order.		The requirement is an input and the rating is computed from the resistance.
A discount whose authority depends on the orderOnly with care
Up to 8 percent is fine, more needs a sales director, more than 20 percent is never allowed. Approval tiers are standard.		The discount is compared with the computed list charges and checked with every other rule.
A stated total that has to agree with the orderOnly with workarounds
Reels or tubes, tolerance and schematic adders and a discount make a total that can drift from what is typed on the order without anyone noticing.		The total is computed from the choices and compared with the total the order states.
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 order; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1Series 767 is made in 14 and 16 pins; the order has 12 pins.
2The design powers 8 resistors at once; this network has 6.
3The design dissipates 1,200 milliwatts in the package; this network is rated for 0 milliwatts in total at the ambient temperature.
4Series 770 SIP networks are made in 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 pins; the order has 14 pins.
5Series 770 dual terminator networks are made in 6, 8 and 10 pins; the order has 12 pins.
6The R/2R ladder schematic is a Series 767 option; Series 770 is made as bussed, isolated or dual terminator.
7Series 770 is made to a tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent only.
8Dual terminator networks are made to a tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent only.
9Series 770 is sold with the RoHS-compliant lead-free finish, and the order does not ask for it.
10Series 767 ships on tape and reel or in slide packs, not in bulk bags.
11Series 770 ships in bulk bags of 250 pieces, not on tape and reel or in slide packs.
12The order has 0 packs; at least one is needed.
13The resistance code has a multiplier digit of 7; the multiplier runs from 0 to 6.
14The resistance is 0 ohms; this series is made from 10 ohms to 1,000,000 ohms.
15The design needs a temperature coefficient of 100 ppm per degree or better; this network is rated for 200 ppm.
16The first two digits of the resistance code, 14, are not an E24 value.
17The design dissipates 210 milliwatts in each resistor; this network is rated for 200 milliwatts per resistor at the ambient temperature.
18An ambient temperature of -60 degrees C is outside the operating range of minus 55 to plus 125 degrees C.
19The ambient temperature is 85 degrees C, above the 70 degrees C at which power ratings are published; a person should confirm derating.
20The order takes a discount of $180 against $2,000 of list charges, above the 8 percent that needs a sales director.
21The order takes a discount of $450 against $2,000 of list charges, above the 20 percent an agent may offer.
22The order states a total of $1,900; the prices give $2,000.
23The order total is $26,000, above $25,000, so a person should confirm.

  

  

    
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. Motor-drive board maker: An order for a motor-drive board maker: SIP ladder networks in 80 reels for an enclosure that reaches 140 degrees C

    
The agent's request. Please quote 80 reels of CTS Series 770 12-pin R/2R ladder resistor networks at 140 kilohm, with a tolerance of plus or minus 0.5 percent. The packaging is tape and reel. They run at an ambient of 140 degrees C, dissipating 100 milliwatts in each of 6 resistors. The design needs a temperature coefficient of 50 ppm per degree or better. The order states $17,600 in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Series 770 has no ladder schematic. The R/2R ladder schematic is a Series 767 option; Series 770 is made as bussed, isolated or dual terminator.
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  • Series 770 is plus or minus 2 percent. Series 770 is made to a tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent only.
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  • Series 770 is sold RoHS compliant. Series 770 is sold with the RoHS-compliant lead-free finish, and the order does not ask for it.
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  • Series 770 ships in bulk bags. Series 770 ships in bulk bags of 250 pieces, not on tape and reel or in slide packs.
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  • Value is not on the E24 series. The first two digits of the resistance code, 14, are not an E24 value.
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  • Temperature coefficient too loose. The design needs a temperature coefficient of 50 ppm per degree or better; this network is rated for 100 ppm.
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  • Ambient temperature out of range. An ambient temperature of 140 degrees C is outside the operating range of minus 55 to plus 125 degrees C.
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  • Stated total does not match. The order states a total of $17,600; the prices give $9,120.
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2. Motor-drive board maker: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 80 reels of CTS Series 767 16-pin R/2R ladder resistor networks at 150 kilohm, with a tolerance of plus or minus 0.5 percent, with the RoHS finish. The packaging is tape and reel. They run at an ambient of 85 degrees C, dissipating 100 milliwatts in each of 6 resistors. The design needs a temperature coefficient of 100 ppm per degree or better. The discount is $2,592. The order states $19,008 in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Ambient above the published power ratings. The ambient temperature is 85 degrees C, above the 70 degrees C at which power ratings are published; a person should confirm derating.
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  • Discount above 8 percent. The order takes a discount of $2,592 against $21,600 of list charges, above the 8 percent that needs a sales director.
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  • Order summary. 160,000 pieces in 80 packs, list charges of $21,600 and an order total of $19,008.
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3. Motor-drive board maker: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 80 reels of CTS Series 767 16-pin R/2R ladder resistor networks at 150 kilohm, with a tolerance of plus or minus 0.5 percent, with the RoHS finish. The packaging is tape and reel. They run at an ambient of 70 degrees C, dissipating 100 milliwatts in each of 6 resistors. The design needs a temperature coefficient of 100 ppm per degree or better. The discount is $1,296. The order states $20,304 in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 160,000 pieces in 80 packs, list charges of $21,600 and an order total of $20,304.
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4. Power supply maker: An order for a power supply maker: bussed 14-pin networks in slide packs

    
The agent's request. Please quote 60 tubes of CTS Series 767 14-pin bussed resistor networks at 1 kilohm, with a tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent, with the RoHS finish. The packaging is slide packs. They run at an ambient of 70 degrees C, dissipating 140 milliwatts in each of 12 resistors. The design needs a temperature coefficient of 100 ppm per degree or better. The order states $900 in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Power per resistor above the rating. The design dissipates 140 milliwatts in each resistor; this network is rated for 100 milliwatts per resistor at the ambient temperature.
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  • Package power above the rating. The design dissipates 1,680 milliwatts in the package; this network is rated for 1,300 milliwatts in total at the ambient temperature.
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5. Power supply maker: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 60 tubes of CTS Series 767 14-pin isolated resistor networks at 1 kilohm, with a tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent, with the RoHS finish. The packaging is slide packs. They run at an ambient of 70 degrees C, dissipating 140 milliwatts in each of 7 resistors. The design needs a temperature coefficient of 100 ppm per degree or better. The order states $900 in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2,880 pieces in 60 packs, list charges of $900 and an order total of $900.
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6. Sensor module maker: An order for a sensor module maker: SIP isolated networks at 2.2 megohms, plus or minus 1 percent

    
The agent's request. Please quote 40 bags of CTS Series 770 8-pin isolated resistor networks at 2.2 megohm, with a tolerance of plus or minus 1 percent, with the RoHS finish. The packaging is bulk bags. They run at an ambient of 25 degrees C, dissipating 100 milliwatts in each of 4 resistors. The design needs a temperature coefficient of 100 ppm per degree or better. The order states $1,280 in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Series 770 is plus or minus 2 percent. Series 770 is made to a tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent only.
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  • Resistance outside the range. The resistance is 2,200,000 ohms; this series is made from 22 ohms to 1,000,000 ohms.
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7. Sensor module maker: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 40 bags of CTS Series 770 8-pin isolated resistor networks at 1 megohm, with a tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent, with the RoHS finish. The packaging is bulk bags. They run at an ambient of 25 degrees C, dissipating 100 milliwatts in each of 4 resistors. The design needs a temperature coefficient of 100 ppm per degree or better. The order states $1,120 in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 10,000 pieces in 40 packs, list charges of $1,120 and an order total of $1,120.
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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 CTS resistor networks, Series 767 leaded surface mount or Series 770 SIP, for an electronics maker: a schematic (bussed, isolated, dual terminator or R/2R ladder), a pin count, an EIA resistance code, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the part-number fields and ratings CTS publishes and returns a verdict, every reason, a line-item quote 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 80 reels of CTS Series 770 12-pin R/2R ladder resistor networks at 140 kilohm, with a tolerance of plus or minus 0.5 percent. The packaging is tape and reel. The rest of the request is on screen. The order states $17,600 in total.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with eight findings, all in one answer. The R/2R ladder schematic is a Series 767 option; Series 770 is made as bussed, isolated or dual terminator. Series 770 is made to a tolerance of plus or minus 2 percent only. Series 770 is sold with the RoHS-compliant lead-free finish, and the order does not ask for it. The other five are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned eight blocking findings in one answer, led by Series 770 has no ladder schematic and Series 770 is plus or minus 2 percent, among others. A check that reads one product or one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the package, capabilities, deployment, onboarding and the stated total are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for a temperature coefficient that depends on the value, 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 series to Series 767, the pins to 16, the resistance to 150 kilohm, the RoHS finish to yes and the stated total to $19,008. Three more changes are on screen.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Not blocked, but held for a person.
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  12. The validator also returns the line-item quote, on screen.
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  13. The eight blocking findings are cleared; two approvals remain for a person: ambient above the published power ratings and discount above 8 percent.
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  14. The agent resubmits once more.
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  15. The revised request. It changes the ambient to 70 C, the discount to $1,296 and the stated total to $20,304.
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  16. It calls the validator once more.
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  17. This time the validator clears it.
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  18. The validator also returns the line-item quote, on screen.
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  19. Both earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's total, $20,304, matches the quote.
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  20. Eight problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean $20,304 order. 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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