Predictika · RF test enclosure orders

An AI sales agent's RF-shielded test enclosure order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for portable RF-shielded test enclosures with their connector, interface and feed-through options. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the data-sheet rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Model 5281 RF-shielded test enclosures (5281-24 and 5281-36): handing, filter and interface options, cap and chain, stated weight, door and delivery. See everything this validator covers

This validator models Model 5281 portable RF-shielded test enclosure orders, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Configurations — the 5281-24 (660 mm outside cube, Series 81 shielding, 457 mm door opening, 230 lb nominal) and the 5281-36 (890 mm outside cube, 24 oz copper shielding, 610 mm door opening, 450 lb nominal), each ordered left hand or right hand.
  • Options — mounted N, BNC, SMA, TNC and D-sub connectors, passive Ethernet, USB and HDMI modules, waveguide and fiber feed-throughs and extra connector plates; a BNC cap and chain needs BNC connector 250103 and an SMA cap and chain needs SMA connector 250276 on the same quote.
  • Stated figures and delivery — the door opening and total nominal weight the quote states are compared with the model; standard models are listed at 4 to 5 weeks after receipt of order, and custom sizes or configurations need confirmation from ETS-Lindgren sales.

Any Model 5281 order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (ETS-Lindgren publishes none, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), Series 81 rooms, RFD-60 doors and other enclosure models, and the weight of options (not published, so the weight is the enclosure only). The delivery check treats the data sheet's 4 to 5 weeks for standard models as the earliest delivery a quote can promise.

The AI sales agentBuilds the test enclosure 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

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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
Stated door opening and total weight that must match the modelOnly with care
A stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with a size-dependent value, but someone has to write and maintain that comparison for each model and quantity.		The stated figures travel with the order and are compared with the computed door opening and weight on every call.
Delivery promised faster than the published lead time, for standard builds onlyOnly with care
A weeks-to-delivery entry is free text or a number the rep types; checking it against a data-sheet statement, and only when the build is standard, is a hand-written rule.		The promised weeks are compared with the published 4 to 5 weeks on every call, and custom builds go to approval instead.
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.

    
1Model 5281 is ordered as a left-hand (LH) or right-hand (RH) configuration, and the quote does not say which.
2The quote includes BNC cap and chain (255489), quantity 2, but the data sheet says it requires BNC connector 250103, sold separately, and the quote has none.
3The quote includes SMA cap and chain (260469), quantity 2, but the data sheet says it requires SMA connector 250276, sold separately, and the quote has none.
4The quote states a door opening of 457 mm, but the door opening of this model is 610 mm.
5The quote states a total nominal enclosure weight of 200 lb, but an order of 1 of this model weighs 230 lb nominal, enclosure only.
6The quote states a total nominal enclosure weight of 450 lb, but an order of 3 of this model weighs 1,350 lb nominal, enclosure only.
7The quote promises delivery in 3 weeks, but the data sheet lists standard models at 4 to 5 weeks after receipt of order.
8A custom size or configuration is available only on request; price, delivery and exact configuration need confirmation from ETS-Lindgren sales.
9The quote includes SMA cap and chain (260469), quantity 1, but the data sheet says it requires SMA connector 250276, sold separately, and the quote has none.
10The quote states a total nominal enclosure weight of 400 lb, but an order of 1 of this model weighs 450 lb nominal, enclosure only.
11The quote includes BNC cap and chain (255489), quantity 4, but the data sheet says it requires BNC connector 250103, sold separately, and the quote has none.
12The quote includes SMA cap and chain (260469), quantity 4, but the data sheet says it requires SMA connector 250276, sold separately, and the quote has none.
13The quote states a total nominal enclosure weight of 450 lb, but an order of 2 of this model weighs 900 lb nominal, enclosure only.
14The quote promises delivery in 2 weeks, but the data sheet lists standard models at 4 to 5 weeks after receipt of order.
15The quote states a door opening of 610 mm, but the door opening of this model is 457 mm.

  

  

    
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. Production test cells: Three 5281-36 test enclosures with BNC caps and chains and a 3-week delivery

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 x Model 5281-36 test enclosures (right hand), with 6 x N connector 50 ohm (514016), 6 x BNC connector 50 ohm (260465), 6 x BNC cap and chain (255489) and 3 x Gigabit Ethernet passive module with PoE (1700201). The quote states a door opening of 610 mm, a total nominal weight of 1,350 lb and delivery in 3 weeks. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • BNC cap and chain without its connector. The quote includes BNC cap and chain (255489), quantity 6, but the data sheet says it requires BNC connector 250103, sold separately, and the quote has none.
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  • Delivery promised faster than published. The quote promises delivery in 3 weeks, but the data sheet lists standard models at 4 to 5 weeks after receipt of order.
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2. Production test cells: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 x Model 5281-36 test enclosures (right hand), with 6 x N connector 50 ohm (514016), 6 x BNC connector 50 ohm (250103), 6 x BNC cap and chain (255489) and 3 x Gigabit Ethernet passive module with PoE (1700201). The quote states a door opening of 610 mm, a total nominal weight of 1,350 lb and delivery in 4 weeks. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Model 5281-36 (890 mm outside cube, 24 oz copper shielding), quantity 3, nominal weight 1,350 lb in total, door opening 610 mm.
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3. Bench units: Two 5281-24 test enclosures with SMA caps and chains

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2 x Model 5281-24 test enclosures, with 4 x SMA cap and chain (260469) and 2 x USB 3.0 passive interface module (1700202). The quote states a door opening of 610 mm, a total nominal weight of 460 lb and delivery in 4 weeks. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Door handing not specified. Model 5281 is ordered as a left-hand (LH) or right-hand (RH) configuration, and the quote does not say which.
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  • SMA cap and chain without its connector. The quote includes SMA cap and chain (260469), quantity 4, but the data sheet says it requires SMA connector 250276, sold separately, and the quote has none.
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  • Stated door opening differs from the model. The quote states a door opening of 610 mm, but the door opening of this model is 457 mm.
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4. Bench units: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2 x Model 5281-24 test enclosures (left hand), with 4 x SMA cap and chain (260469) and 2 x USB 3.0 passive interface module (1700202). The quote states a door opening of 457 mm, a total nominal weight of 460 lb and delivery in 4 weeks. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • SMA cap and chain without its connector. The quote includes SMA cap and chain (260469), quantity 4, but the data sheet says it requires SMA connector 250276, sold separately, and the quote has none.
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5. Bench units: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2 x Model 5281-24 test enclosures (left hand), with 4 x SMA connector (250276), 4 x SMA cap and chain (260469) and 2 x USB 3.0 passive interface module (1700202). The quote states a door opening of 457 mm, a total nominal weight of 460 lb and delivery in 4 weeks. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Model 5281-24 (660 mm outside cube, Series 81 shielding), quantity 2, nominal weight 460 lb in total, door opening 457 mm.
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6. Interface modules: A custom-size enclosure with Ethernet, USB and HDMI modules

    
The agent's request. Please quote a custom-size Model 5281 test enclosure (right hand), with 1 x Gigabit Ethernet passive module with PoE (1700201), 1 x USB 3.0 passive interface module (1700202) and 1 x HDMI passive interface module (1700200). It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Custom size or configuration. A custom size or configuration is available only on request; price, delivery and exact configuration need confirmation from ETS-Lindgren sales.
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  • Order summary. Custom-size enclosure, quantity 1; dimensions, weight and door opening are set by ETS-Lindgren for the order.
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7. Interface modules: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 1 x Model 5281-36 test enclosure (right hand), with 1 x Gigabit Ethernet passive module with PoE (1700201), 1 x USB 3.0 passive interface module (1700202) and 1 x HDMI passive interface module (1700200). The quote states a door opening of 610 mm, a total nominal weight of 450 lb and delivery in 5 weeks. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Model 5281-36 (890 mm outside cube, 24 oz copper shielding), quantity 1, nominal weight 450 lb in total, door opening 610 mm.
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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 portable RF-shielded test enclosures with their connector, interface and feed-through options. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the data-sheet rules 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 2 x Model 5281-24 test enclosures, with 4 x SMA cap and chain (260469) and 2 x USB 3.0 passive interface module (1700202). The quote states a door opening of 610 mm, a total nominal weight of 460 lb and delivery in 4 weeks. 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. Model 5281 is ordered as a left-hand (LH) or right-hand (RH) configuration, and the quote does not say which. The quote includes SMA cap and chain (260469), quantity 4, but the data sheet says it requires SMA connector 250276, sold separately, and the quote has none. The quote states a door opening of 610 mm, but the door opening of this model is 457 mm.
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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 stated door opening and total weight that must match the model, 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 door handing to left hand and the stated door opening to 457 mm.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Still blocked, with one finding, all in one answer. The quote includes SMA cap and chain (260469), quantity 4, but the data sheet says it requires SMA connector 250276, sold separately, and the quote has none.
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  12. Two findings cleared. Still blocking: SMA cap and chain without its connector.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It sets the SMA connector to 4.
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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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