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

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for laser checks and the supplies that go with them: security level, check style, parts, quantity, color, the accounting-software form, envelopes and deposit tickets. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published price guide and catalog rules and returns a verdict, every reason, a line-item quote and the figures it computed.

Scope: Uncompromised Check Solutions laser checks (Uncompromised, Uncompromised Plus and the Premier security levels), with check envelopes, booked deposit tickets and endorsement stamps. See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders for the Uncompromised Check Solutions laser check line, built on the price guide (effective August 1, 2026) and catalogs Ennis publishes, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Security level and style — Uncompromised, Uncompromised Plus and the six Premier levels (Ultimate Secure, Hologram Secure, 3D Secure, Financial Secure, Payee Positive Pay and Granite/Parchment/Linen), in top, middle and bottom checks, 3-on-a-page, wallet and 14-inch styles, imprinted or blank, with the styles, stock, parts and colors each level really comes in.
  • Price guide — the published price for each level, style, parts and quantity band, plus booked deposit tickets, blank and self-sealing check envelopes, endorsement stamps, added into a line-item quote and compared with the total the agent states.
  • Software forms and envelopes — QuickBooks, Sage 50, Sage 100, Sage 50 First Accounting and BusinessWorks laser check forms, each made for a particular envelope, and the 3-on-a-page forms that need a 3-on-a-page check.

Any order for these checks and supplies is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: custom and long-run checks, continuous checks and forms, laser forms and invoices, imprinted envelopes, secure deposit bags, healthcare forms, proofs, shipping and tax. Extra ink colors are charged per page in the guide ($.06 per page, $60 minimum per color, Uncompromised and Plus; Premier by calling Northstar) but the guide does not give the page count of an order, so any extra ink color is sent to a person for approval and is not added to the total.

The AI sales agentBuilds the check order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, the line-item quote 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
Styles, stock, parts and colors that depend on the security levelOnly with care
A product rule for each combination: wallet checks only at the lowest level, no blank Hologram or Ultimate stock, 2 and 3 parts only on two levels, a different color list for every level and texture. It works, but every catalog change is another rule to keep in step.		The options are read together with the security level, and every conflict comes back in one answer.
A software form that dictates the envelopeOnly with care
A rule per form to force the matching envelope; an agent that picks the envelope first leaves the rep to find the mismatch.		The form, the envelope and the check style are in one request and are checked with everything else.
Quantities that differ by check styleOnly with care
Standard checks are priced at 250 to 5,000 and 3-on-a-page and wallet checks at 300 to 3,000, so a quantity valid for one style is invalid for the other and needs a rule that reads the style.		The quantity is checked against the bands of the chosen style.
Stated totals that must equal what the price guide givesOnly with care
A stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with a computed total, but the total depends on level, parts, quantity, envelopes and deposit tickets that have to be kept in step with the guide.		The stated total travels with the order and is compared with the computed total 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.

    
1This security level does not come in the selected check style (wallet checks are Uncompromised only; 14-inch checks are Hologram Secure or Financial Secure only; Payee Positive Pay has no 3-on-a-page check).
2Hologram Secure and Ultimate Secure checks are not offered as blank check stock.
3A 2-part check is not available here; 2-part and 3-part checks are priced only for Uncompromised and Uncompromised Plus top, middle and bottom checks, and every other check is 1 part.
41,000 checks is not a price-guide quantity for this check style (standard checks 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 3,000 or 5,000; 3-on-a-page and wallet checks 300, 600, 900, 1500, 2,400 or 3,000).
5This combination of security level, check style, stock and quantity has no price in the Ennis price guide, so the check price cannot be confirmed.
6The color or background chosen is not offered for this security level (or for the chosen granite, parchment or linen texture).
7Wallet checks are offered in blue or green only.
8Granite/Parchment/Linen checks need a texture (granite, parchment or linen), and no other security level has one.
9ENV-938 is on the quote, but the software check form chosen is made for ENV-939.
10LGPC-9999 and LGPC-9900 are 3-on-a-page software forms, and the other software forms are one check per page; the check style does not match the form.
11The software check forms are 8-1/2 by 11 inch forms; wallet checks and 14-inch checks are not made to a software form.
12750 envelopes is not a price-guide quantity (500, 1000, 2000, 3,000 or 5,000).
131,000 envelopes are on the quote but no envelope is chosen.
14ENV-940 is not one of the blank check envelopes (ENV-937, ENV-938, ENV-939) in the price guide.
15500 booked deposit tickets is not a price-guide quantity (200, 400, 600, 800 or 1,200), or no deposit ticket parts are chosen.
16Booked deposit tickets come in 1, 2 or 3 parts; the quote has 4.
17The quote states a total of $504.82; the price guide gives $509.82.
18The price guide charges $.06 per page with a $60 minimum per color for ink colors other than black on Uncompromised and Plus checks; the guide does not say how many pages this order has, so the charge is not in the total and a person should confirm it.
19The price guide does not price extra ink colors on Premier checks (call Northstar for charges); a person should confirm the charge.

  

  

    
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. Sage 50 payables checks: Plus payables checks with an unavailable color and the wrong envelope

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2,000 two-part Uncompromised Plus imprinted top checks in orange, on the Sage 50 (Peachtree) form LGPC-9412, with 2,000 ENV-938 double-window envelopes, 600 two-part booked deposit tickets and two self-inking endorsement stamps. The quote states a total of $971.52. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Color not offered at this security level. The color or background chosen is not offered for this security level (or for the chosen granite, parchment or linen texture).
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  • Envelope does not fit the software form. ENV-938 is on the quote, but the software check form chosen is made for ENV-939.
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2. Sage 50 payables checks: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2,000 two-part Uncompromised Plus imprinted top checks in teal, on the Sage 50 (Peachtree) form LGPC-9412, with 2,000 ENV-939 double-window envelopes, 600 two-part booked deposit tickets and two self-inking endorsement stamps. The quote states a total of $971.52. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Estimated total of $971.52 at the Ennis price guide effective August 1, 2026.
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3. Premier parchment checks: Premier parchment checks with an unavailable color and an extra ink color

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2,000 Premier Granite/Parchment/Linen imprinted top checks in parchment teal, with one extra ink color and 400 three-part booked deposit tickets. The quote states a total of $455.83. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Color not offered at this security level. The color or background chosen is not offered for this security level (or for the chosen granite, parchment or linen texture).
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  • Premier extra ink color needs a price. The price guide does not price extra ink colors on Premier checks (call Northstar for charges); a person should confirm the charge.
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4. Premier parchment checks: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2,000 Premier Granite/Parchment/Linen imprinted top checks in parchment burgundy, with one extra ink color and 400 three-part booked deposit tickets. The quote states a total of $455.83. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Premier extra ink color needs a price. The price guide does not price extra ink colors on Premier checks (call Northstar for charges); a person should confirm the charge.
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  • Order summary. Estimated total of $455.83 at the Ennis price guide effective August 1, 2026.
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5. Premier parchment checks: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2,000 Premier Granite/Parchment/Linen imprinted top checks in parchment burgundy, with 400 three-part booked deposit tickets. The quote states a total of $455.83. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Estimated total of $455.83 at the Ennis price guide effective August 1, 2026.
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6. Wallet checks: Red wallet checks with a stated total that leaves out the deposit tickets

    
The agent's request. Please quote 1,500 Uncompromised imprinted wallet checks in red, with 800 one-part booked deposit tickets and one self-inking endorsement stamp. The quote states a total of $230.06. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Wallet checks are blue or green only. Wallet checks are offered in blue or green only.
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  • Stated total does not match. The quote states a total of $230.06; the price guide gives $298.70.
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7. Wallet checks: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 1,500 Uncompromised imprinted wallet checks in blue, with 800 one-part booked deposit tickets and one self-inking endorsement stamp. The quote states a total of $298.70. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Estimated total of $298.70 at the Ennis price guide effective August 1, 2026.
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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 quote for laser checks and the supplies that go with them: security level, check style, parts, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published price guide and catalog rules 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 2,000 two-part Uncompromised Plus imprinted top checks in orange, on the Sage 50 (Peachtree) form LGPC-9412, with 2,000 ENV-938 double-window envelopes. The quote states a total of $971.52. 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 color or background chosen is not offered for this security level (or for the chosen granite, parchment or linen texture). ENV-938 is on the quote, but the software check form chosen is made for ENV-939.
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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 styles, stock, parts and colors that depend on the security level, 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 color to teal and the envelope to ENV-939.
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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. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with Uncompromised Plus top checks and ENV-939 double-window envelopes; the other two lines are on screen.
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  13. Both earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's total, $971.52, matches the quote.
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  14. Two problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean $971.52 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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