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An AI sales agent's Fisherman 216 build sheet, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a build sheet for a Grady-White Fisherman 216 with its engine, T-top and T-top accessories, casting platform insert, bow table and steering options. Before it goes to the buyer, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the option rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Grady-White Fisherman 216 build sheets: engine, T-top and the options that need it, casting platform insert and bow table, Helm Master EX steering. See everything this validator covers

This validator models Grady-White Fisherman 216 build sheets, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Engine — the 200, 250 and 300 Yamaha four-stroke single-engine power options; the horsepower stated on the build sheet is compared with the selected engine.
  • T-top and its accessories — the T-top underside color, windshield wiper, easy-up bow shade and T-top wing curtains each require the T-top option.
  • Casting platform and steering — the fiberglass bow table requires the casting platform insert with cushion, and Helm Master EX digital electric steering is available only with the 250 Yamaha engine.

Any Fisherman 216 build sheet that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Other options on the build page (CE certification package, shower, heads, hull color, lean bar and livewell seating, ski pylon, Yamaha autopilot) are accepted with no rule. Not covered: prices (Grady-White publishes no option prices, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), other Grady-White models, and anything Grady-White does not state publicly.

The AI sales agentBuilds the Fisherman 216 build sheet 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
T-top accessories that need the T-topOnly with care
A requires-rule per accessory (color, wiper, bow shade, wing curtains). Each works on its own, but every new accessory is another rule to add and keep in step.		All options are in one request and every prerequisite is checked on every call.
A bow table that needs the casting platform insertOnly with care
A requires-rule between two options; simple on its own, but it has to be kept alongside all the others.		Checked on every call with every other option rule.
Steering that only fits one engineOnly with care
An engine-specific availability rule, written and maintained by hand for each engine and option.		The engine is part of the same request, so the steering rule is checked against whichever engine is chosen.
Horsepower stated on the sheet that must match the engineOnly with care
A stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with the engine, but someone has to write and maintain that comparison.		The stated figure travels with the build sheet and is compared with the engine's horsepower on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the build sheet 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 fiberglass bow table requires the casting platform insert with cushion.
2The T-top underside color requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet.
3The windshield wiper requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet.
4The easy-up bow shade requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet.
5The T-top wing curtains requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet.
6Helm Master EX digital electric steering is available only with the 250 Yamaha four-stroke engine; this build sheet has the 200 horsepower engine.
7Helm Master EX digital electric steering is available only with the 250 Yamaha four-stroke engine; this build sheet has the 300 horsepower engine.
8The build sheet states 300 horsepower, but the selected engine is 200 horsepower.
9The build sheet states 200 horsepower, but the selected engine is 300 horsepower.
10The build sheet states 250 horsepower, but the selected engine is 200 horsepower.

  

  

    
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. T-top accessories: A 300 hp Fisherman 216 with a T-top color, wiper and wing curtains

    
The agent's request. Please prepare a Grady-White Fisherman 216 build sheet with the 300 Yamaha four-stroke engine, plus a T-top underside color, the windshield wiper, the T-top wing curtains, the Yamaha autopilot, the deluxe lean bar seating with livewell, the cockpit freshwater shower, a portable head with in-line macerator, overboard discharge and deck pump out and a Ocean Mist hull color. The build sheet states 300 horsepower. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • T-top underside color without the T-top. The T-top underside color requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet.
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  • Windshield wiper without the T-top. The windshield wiper requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet.
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  • T-top wing curtains without the T-top. The T-top wing curtains requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet.
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2. T-top accessories: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please prepare a Grady-White Fisherman 216 build sheet with the 300 Yamaha four-stroke engine, plus the fiberglass T-top, a T-top underside color, the windshield wiper, the T-top wing curtains, the Yamaha autopilot, the deluxe lean bar seating with livewell, the cockpit freshwater shower, a portable head with in-line macerator, overboard discharge and deck pump out and a Ocean Mist hull color. The build sheet states 300 horsepower. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Build summary. The selected engine delivers 300 horsepower.
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3. Helm Master EX and bow table: A 200 hp Fisherman 216 with Helm Master EX steering and a bow table

    
The agent's request. Please prepare a Grady-White Fisherman 216 build sheet with the 200 Yamaha four-stroke engine, plus the fiberglass T-top, a T-top underside color, the windshield wiper, the easy-up bow shade, the fiberglass bow table, Helm Master EX steering and a Celestial Blue hull color. The build sheet states 200 horsepower. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Bow table without the casting platform insert. The fiberglass bow table requires the casting platform insert with cushion.
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  • Helm Master EX with an engine other than the 250. Helm Master EX digital electric steering is available only with the 250 Yamaha four-stroke engine; this build sheet has the 200 horsepower engine.
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4. Helm Master EX and bow table: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please prepare a Grady-White Fisherman 216 build sheet with the 200 Yamaha four-stroke engine, plus the fiberglass T-top, a T-top underside color, the windshield wiper, the easy-up bow shade, the casting platform insert, the fiberglass bow table, Helm Master EX steering and a Celestial Blue hull color. The build sheet states 200 horsepower. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Helm Master EX with an engine other than the 250. Helm Master EX digital electric steering is available only with the 250 Yamaha four-stroke engine; this build sheet has the 200 horsepower engine.
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5. Helm Master EX and bow table: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please prepare a Grady-White Fisherman 216 build sheet with the 250 Yamaha four-stroke engine, plus the fiberglass T-top, a T-top underside color, the windshield wiper, the easy-up bow shade, the casting platform insert, the fiberglass bow table, Helm Master EX steering and a Celestial Blue hull color. The build sheet states 250 horsepower. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Build summary. The selected engine delivers 250 horsepower.
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6. Bow shade and horsepower: A 250 hp Fisherman 216 with an easy-up bow shade and no T-top

    
The agent's request. Please prepare a Grady-White Fisherman 216 build sheet with the 250 Yamaha four-stroke engine, plus the easy-up bow shade, the casting platform insert, the fiberglass bow table, Helm Master EX steering, the deluxe lean bar seating with livewell, the ski pylon and a portable head with deck pump out. The build sheet states 300 horsepower. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Easy-up bow shade without the T-top. The easy-up bow shade requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet.
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  • Stated horsepower differs from the engine. The build sheet states 300 horsepower, but the selected engine is 250 horsepower.
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7. Bow shade and horsepower: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please prepare a Grady-White Fisherman 216 build sheet with the 250 Yamaha four-stroke engine, plus the fiberglass T-top, the easy-up bow shade, the casting platform insert, the fiberglass bow table, Helm Master EX steering, the deluxe lean bar seating with livewell, the ski pylon and a portable head with deck pump out. The build sheet states 250 horsepower. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Build summary. The selected engine delivers 250 horsepower.
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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 build sheet for a Grady-White Fisherman 216 with its engine, T-top and T-top accessories, casting platform insert, bow table and steering options. Before it goes to the buyer, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the option 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 prepare a Grady-White Fisherman 216 build sheet with the 300 Yamaha four-stroke engine, plus a T-top underside color, the windshield wiper. The build sheet states 300 horsepower. 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. The T-top underside color requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet. The windshield wiper requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet. The T-top wing curtains requires the T-top option, which is not on this build sheet.
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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 t-top accessories that need the T-top, 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 t-top to yes.
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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 three earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  13. Three 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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