Predictika · Architectural storefront orders

An AI sales agent's storefront order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for an Arcadia storefront series from the public Arcadia Product Selection Guide: the series, the glass thickness, whether silicone vertical glazing is wanted and the sound rating required. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of what the guide lists and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Nineteen Arcadia storefront series (A400 to IPAFG451, including the STC series): listed glass sizes, silicone vertical availability and listed STC rating. See everything this validator covers

This validator models the storefront table of the public Arcadia Product Selection Guide, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Series — the 19 storefront rows modeled (A400, A450, ASL450, AR450, AR450+, ASL451, AG451, AG451T, AF175, AF300, AFG301, AF450, AF450+, AFG451, TC470, AG451 STC, AG451T STC, AFG451 STC and IPAFG451), each with its frame depth and the glass sizes the guide lists.
  • Glass — the glass thickness on the order must be one of the sizes the guide lists for the chosen series (for example 1/4 in only on the A450, 3/8, 1/2 or 9/16 in on the AF450+, 1 in on the AFG451).
  • Silicone vertical — requested only where the guide lists it as available (the AF175, AF300, AFG301, AF450, AF450+, AFG451 and AFG451 STC rows).
  • Sound rating — the STC the order requires must not exceed the STC the guide lists for the series (37, 38 or 39 on the STC rows; series with no STC listed carry none), and an STC stated on the order must match the guide.

Any order for these storefront series that touches these rules 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), window wall, curtain wall, entrance and other Arcadia product groups, thermal ratings, structural and wind-load design, finishes, and the TC470 STC row (the guide gives it as a range).

The AI sales agentBuilds the storefront 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.

6 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
A glass size the series does not listOnly with care
Each series has its own list of glass sizes, so it takes a table of sizes per series kept in step with the guide.		Each series carries its listed glass sizes and every thickness is checked against them.
Silicone vertical on a series that does not list itOnly with care
A per-series availability flag and a rule that reads it.		Availability is held per series and checked together with the rest of the order.
A sound rating above what the series listsEasy
A comparison of the required STC with a per-series value is a standard validation rule.		The listed STC is looked up per series and compared with what the order requires and 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 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.

    
1The glass thickness of 0.5 in is not one of the glass sizes the selection guide lists for this series.
2The glass thickness of 0.25 in is not one of the glass sizes the selection guide lists for this series.
3Silicone vertical glazing is requested, but the selection guide does not list it as available for this series.
4The glass thickness of 1.0 in is not one of the glass sizes the selection guide lists for this series.
5The order requires STC 35, but the selection guide lists STC 0 for this series (0 means no STC rating is listed).
6The order requires STC 38, but the selection guide lists STC 37 for this series (0 means no STC rating is listed).
7The order states an STC rating of 39 for this series, but the selection guide lists 37 (0 means none listed).
8The order requires STC 39, but the selection guide lists STC 38 for this series (0 means no STC rating is listed).
9The order states an STC rating of 38 for this series, but the selection guide lists 0 (0 means none listed).
10The glass thickness of 1.125 in is not one of the glass sizes the selection guide lists for this series.
11The glass thickness of 0.375 in is not one of the glass sizes the selection guide lists for this series.
12The order requires STC 40, but the selection guide lists STC 0 for this series (0 means no STC rating is listed).
13The order states an STC rating of 41 for this series, but the selection guide lists 0 (0 means none listed).

  

  

    
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. Glass size and sound rating: An AF450 storefront with 1/2 in glass, silicone vertical and an STC 35 requirement

    
The agent's request. Please quote an Arcadia AF450 storefront with 0.5 in glass, with silicone vertical glazing, for a required sound rating of STC 35. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Glass size not listed for the series. The glass thickness of 0.5 in is not one of the glass sizes the selection guide lists for this series.
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  • Required STC above the series rating. The order requires STC 35, but the selection guide lists STC 0 for this series (0 means no STC rating is listed).
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2. Glass size and sound rating: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an Arcadia AFG451 STC storefront with 1.0 in glass, with silicone vertical glazing, for a required sound rating of STC 35. The order states an STC rating of 38 for this series. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1.0 in glass in a 4.5 in deep frame; the selection guide lists STC 38 for this series (0 means none listed).
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3. Stated sound rating: An AG451 STC storefront for STC 39 with 1 in glass

    
The agent's request. Please quote an Arcadia AG451 STC storefront with 1.0 in glass, for a required sound rating of STC 39. The order states an STC rating of 39 for this series. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Required STC above the series rating. The order requires STC 39, but the selection guide lists STC 37 for this series (0 means no STC rating is listed).
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  • Stated STC differs from the guide. The order states an STC rating of 39 for this series, but the selection guide lists 37 (0 means none listed).
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4. Stated sound rating: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an Arcadia AG451T STC storefront with 1.125 in glass, for a required sound rating of STC 39. The order states an STC rating of 39 for this series. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1.125 in glass in a 4.5 in deep frame; the selection guide lists STC 39 for this series (0 means none listed).
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5. Silicone vertical: An A450 storefront with 1 in glass and silicone vertical

    
The agent's request. Please quote an Arcadia A450 storefront with 1.0 in glass, with silicone vertical glazing. The order states an STC rating of none for this series. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Glass size not listed for the series. The glass thickness of 1.0 in is not one of the glass sizes the selection guide lists for this series.
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  • Silicone vertical not listed for the series. Silicone vertical glazing is requested, but the selection guide does not list it as available for this series.
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6. Silicone vertical: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an Arcadia AFG451 storefront with 1.0 in glass, with silicone vertical glazing. The order states an STC rating of none for this series. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1.0 in glass in a 4.5 in deep frame; the selection guide lists STC 0 for this series (0 means none listed).
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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 an Arcadia storefront series from the public Arcadia Product Selection Guide: the series, the glass thickness, whether silicone vertical glazing is wanted and the sound rating required. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of what the guide lists 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 an Arcadia AG451 STC storefront with 1.0 in glass, for a required sound rating of STC 39. The order states an STC rating of 39 for this series. 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. The order requires STC 39, but the selection guide lists STC 37 for this series (0 means no STC rating is listed). The order states an STC rating of 39 for this series, but the selection guide lists 37 (0 means none listed).
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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 a sound rating above what the series lists, a rules-based CPQ is easy.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the series to AG451T STC and the glass thickness to 1.125 in.
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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. Both earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  13. Two 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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