Predictika · Polycarbonate enclosure orders

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

An AI sales agent prepares an order for an ARCA polycarbonate enclosure: size, cover design, cover type, window, back panel and accessories. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the catalog's ordering rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: ARCA polycarbonate (JIC) enclosures: sizes, raised, flat and knock-out designs, cover types, windows, back panels and accessories. See everything this validator covers

This validator models the ARCA polycarbonate enclosure line, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Sizes and designs — 13 raised-cover sizes from 6 x 6 x 4 to 24 x 24 x 10 inches; the flat cover design exists only in five sizes (8 x 6 x 4, 10 x 8 x 3, 10 x 8 x 5, 12 x 10 x 5, 14 x 12 x 6) and those sizes only with the flat cover; the base with pre-formed knock-outs exists only in four sizes (8 x 6 x 5, 10 x 8 x 6, 12 x 10 x 6, 14 x 12 x 7).
  • Cover types — screw cover, hinged screw cover, hinged cover with lockable latch, hinged cover with quick release latch and hinged cover with lockable twist; the screw and hinged screw covers stop at 18 x 16 x 10, the lockable twist cover is made only in the three largest sizes, and the flat design and the knock-out base take only the screw, hinged screw and lockable latch covers.
  • Windows — transparent covers are listed for the opaque designs; the flat cover is opaque only; windows on the three largest sizes are by request and go to a Fibox representative for approval.
  • Back panels and accessories — each back panel is made for one enclosure height and width; NEMA panels come only with the 24 x 20 x 8 and 24 x 24 x 10 enclosures; the adjustable-depth mounting kit needs a back panel; swing panel kit, flange brackets and mounting feet are carried without checks.
  • Stated depth — the depth the quote states is compared with the depth of the selected enclosure size.

Any ARCA order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (the catalog lists none, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), gland plates, locks and other accessories not in the catalog pages read, other Fibox enclosure families, custom machining and colors.

The AI sales agentBuilds the 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
Covers, windows and designs that exist only in certain sizesOnly with workarounds
Each size has its own list of designs and cover types, so the rules multiply (sizes x designs x covers x window) and have to be kept in step with every catalog reprint.		The size, design, cover and window arrive in one request and every combination is checked together.
A back panel that must belong to the selected size, and NEMA panels on two sizes onlyOnly with care
A dependency from the size to its panel and one more rule for the panel standard. They work, but each new size needs both updated.		The panel is checked against the size on every call, whatever order the choices were made in.
An accessory that needs another item on the orderEasy
A requires-rule between two lines is standard in any CPQ.		Checked with every other rule in the same call.
A stated depth that must match the selected sizeOnly with care
A stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with a computed depth, but someone has to write and maintain that comparison for every size.		The stated depth travels with the order and is compared with the depth of the selected size on every call.
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 screw cover and the hinged screw cover are not made in the 20 x 16 x 8, 24 x 20 x 8 and 24 x 24 x 10 inch sizes; those sizes have hinged covers with a latch or a twist.
2The hinged cover with lockable twist is made only in the 20 x 16 x 8, 24 x 20 x 8 and 24 x 24 x 10 inch sizes.
3The 8 x 6 x 4, 10 x 8 x 3, 10 x 8 x 5, 12 x 10 x 5 and 14 x 12 x 6 inch sizes are made only with the flat cover design.
4The flat cover design is made only in the 8 x 6 x 4, 10 x 8 x 3, 10 x 8 x 5, 12 x 10 x 5 and 14 x 12 x 6 inch sizes.
5The flat cover design and the knock-out base are made only with the screw cover, the hinged screw cover or the hinged cover with lockable latch.
6The flat cover design is made only with an opaque cover.
7The base with pre-formed knock-outs is made only in the 8 x 6 x 5, 10 x 8 x 6, 12 x 10 x 6 and 14 x 12 x 7 inch sizes.
8Window options for the 20 x 16 x 8, 24 x 20 x 8 and 24 x 24 x 10 inch sizes are by request; a Fibox representative must confirm the transparent cover.
9The back panel on the quote does not belong to the selected enclosure size; each panel is made for one enclosure height and width.
10NEMA panels are offered only with the 24 x 20 x 8 and 24 x 24 x 10 inch enclosures; the other sizes have JIC panels.
11The adjustable-depth mounting kit installs a back panel at any depth, but the quote has no back panel.
12The quote states a depth of 6.0 inches, but the selected enclosure size is 4.3 inches deep.
13The quote states a depth of 10.0 inches, but the selected enclosure size is 8.0 inches deep.

  

  

    
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. Largest size with NEMA panel: A 24 x 24 x 10 enclosure with a hinged screw cover and the 24 x 20 panel

    
The agent's request. Please quote an ARCA 24 x 24 x 10 inch enclosure with the raised cover design and an opaque hinged screw cover, a NEMA aluminum back panel (ABP2420), with the adjustable-depth mounting kit. The quote states a depth of 8 inches. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Screw cover not made in the largest sizes. The screw cover and the hinged screw cover are not made in the 20 x 16 x 8, 24 x 20 x 8 and 24 x 24 x 10 inch sizes; those sizes have hinged covers with a latch or a twist.
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  • Back panel is for a different size. The back panel on the quote does not belong to the selected enclosure size; each panel is made for one enclosure height and width.
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  • Stated depth differs from the enclosure. The quote states a depth of 8.0 inches, but the selected enclosure size is 10.0 inches deep.
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2. Largest size with NEMA panel: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an ARCA 24 x 24 x 10 inch enclosure with the raised cover design and an opaque hinged cover with lockable twist, a NEMA aluminum back panel (ABP2424), with the adjustable-depth mounting kit. The quote states a depth of 10 inches. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Enclosure 24.0 x 24.0 x 10.0 inches (height x width x depth).
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3. Flat cover design: A 10 x 8 x 6 enclosure with the flat cover, a window and a quick release latch

    
The agent's request. Please quote an ARCA 10 x 8 x 6 inch enclosure with the flat cover design and a transparent hinged cover with quick release latch, a JIC non-metallic back panel (ABP108). The quote states a depth of 5 inches. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Flat cover not made in this size. The flat cover design is made only in the 8 x 6 x 4, 10 x 8 x 3, 10 x 8 x 5, 12 x 10 x 5 and 14 x 12 x 6 inch sizes.
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  • Cover type not made for this design. The flat cover design and the knock-out base are made only with the screw cover, the hinged screw cover or the hinged cover with lockable latch.
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  • Flat cover is opaque only. The flat cover design is made only with an opaque cover.
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  • Stated depth differs from the enclosure. The quote states a depth of 5.0 inches, but the selected enclosure size is 6.0 inches deep.
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4. Flat cover design: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an ARCA 10 x 8 x 5 inch enclosure with the flat cover design and an opaque hinged cover with lockable latch, a JIC non-metallic back panel (ABP108). The quote states a depth of 5 inches. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Enclosure 10.0 x 8.0 x 5.0 inches (height x width x depth).
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5. Window on a large enclosure: A 20 x 16 x 8 enclosure with a window and an adjustable-depth kit but no back panel

    
The agent's request. Please quote an ARCA 20 x 16 x 8 inch enclosure with the raised cover design and a transparent hinged cover with quick release latch, with the adjustable-depth mounting kit. The quote states a depth of 10 inches. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Adjustable-depth kit needs a back panel. The adjustable-depth mounting kit installs a back panel at any depth, but the quote has no back panel.
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  • Stated depth differs from the enclosure. The quote states a depth of 10.0 inches, but the selected enclosure size is 8.0 inches deep.
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  • Window on the largest sizes is by request. Window options for the 20 x 16 x 8, 24 x 20 x 8 and 24 x 24 x 10 inch sizes are by request; a Fibox representative must confirm the transparent cover.
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6. Window on a large enclosure: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an ARCA 20 x 16 x 8 inch enclosure with the raised cover design and a transparent hinged cover with quick release latch, a JIC aluminum back panel (ABP2016), with the adjustable-depth mounting kit. The quote states a depth of 8 inches. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Window on the largest sizes is by request. Window options for the 20 x 16 x 8, 24 x 20 x 8 and 24 x 24 x 10 inch sizes are by request; a Fibox representative must confirm the transparent cover.
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  • Order summary. Enclosure 20.0 x 16.0 x 8.0 inches (height x width x depth).
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7. Window on a large enclosure: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an ARCA 20 x 16 x 8 inch enclosure with the raised cover design and an opaque hinged cover with quick release latch, a JIC aluminum back panel (ABP2016), with the adjustable-depth mounting kit. The quote states a depth of 8 inches. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Enclosure 20.0 x 16.0 x 8.0 inches (height x width x depth).
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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 ARCA polycarbonate enclosure: size, cover design, cover type, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the catalog's ordering 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 an ARCA 10 x 8 x 6 inch enclosure. The quote states a depth of 5 inches. 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 four findings, all in one answer. The flat cover design is made only in the 8 x 6 x 4, 10 x 8 x 3, 10 x 8 x 5, 12 x 10 x 5 and 14 x 12 x 6 inch sizes. The flat cover design and the knock-out base are made only with the screw cover, the hinged screw cover or the hinged cover with lockable latch. The flat cover design is made only with an opaque cover. The other one is on screen.
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  6. The validator returned four 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 covers, windows and designs that exist only in certain sizes, 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 Size, H x W x D to 10 x 8 x 5, the cover to hinged cover with lockable latch and the cover transparency to opaque.
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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 four earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  13. Four 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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