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

An AI sales agent prepares an order for a Transpector MPH residual gas analyzer with a mass range, detector type, filament, electronics box and sensor part number. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the ordering information that is published for the product line and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Transpector MPH residual gas analyzer orders: mass range, detector type, filament, electronics box, sensor part number and the published detection and pressure figures. See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders for the six Transpector MPH configurations (100, 200 and 300 amu, each with an electron multiplier and Faraday cup detector or a Faraday cup only), not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Mass range and electronics — the 100, 200 and 300 amu models and the electronics box that goes with each (MP-H10S, MP-H20S, MP-H30S); the application's mass range must fit the model.
  • Detector and filament — M-type models have an electron multiplier and Faraday cup, F-type models a Faraday cup only; the sensor is available with a Y2O3/Iridium (AS) or tungsten (BS) filament, and the sensor part number must match all three choices.
  • Published figures — the minimum detectable partial pressure and Faraday cup sensitivity of the selected model are compared with the application's needs and with the figures the order states, and the operating pressure is held to the published maximum of 5E-4 Torr.

Any Transpector MPH order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (no public price list was found, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), other INFICON analyzers and leak detectors, accessories, software and service plans.

The AI sales agentBuilds the analyzer 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
An electronics box that must match the mass rangeOnly with care
A product rule per model that must be written and maintained for each part.		The sensor and the electronics box are in one request and checked on every call.
A sensor part number that depends on three choicesOnly with workarounds
The part number is a code built from mass range, detector and filament, so a rule has to rebuild it and compare it with the one quoted.		The stated part number is a field in the request and is compared with the one the configuration requires.
Stated figures that disagree with the selected modelOnly with workarounds
Stated detection limits and sensitivities are figures the quote repeats; checking them against the model takes extra formulas that interact with the rest.		The stated figures are fields in the request and are compared with the computed ones.
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 electronics box on the order does not match the mass range of the sensor; MP-H10S goes with the 100 amu models, MP-H20S with the 200 amu models and MP-H30S with the 300 amu models.
2The sensor part number on the quote is not the one for the selected mass range, detector and filament (961-H1, H2 or H3 for 100, 200 or 300 amu; M or F for electron multiplier or Faraday cup only; AS for Y2O3/Iridium or BS for tungsten filament).
3The application needs masses up to 250 amu, but the selected model measures up to 200 amu.
4An electron multiplier is required, but the selected F-type model has a Faraday cup detector only.
5The application needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 2 femtotorr (E-15 Torr) or lower, but the selected model has 3 femtotorr.
6The application needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 200 femtotorr (E-15 Torr) or lower, but the selected model has 400 femtotorr.
7The operating pressure is 501 microtorr (E-6 Torr), above the maximum operating pressure of 500 microtorr (5E-4 Torr).
8The quote states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 2 femtotorr (E-15 Torr), but the selected model has 3 femtotorr.
9The quote states a Faraday cup sensitivity of 6 E-4 A/Torr, but the selected mass range has 5 E-4 A/Torr.
10The application needs masses up to 150 amu, but the selected model measures up to 100 amu.
11The application needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 1 femtotorr (E-15 Torr) or lower, but the selected model has 2 femtotorr.
12The operating pressure is 900 microtorr (E-6 Torr), above the maximum operating pressure of 500 microtorr (5E-4 Torr).

  

  

    
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. Mass range and electronics: A 100 amu analyzer for an application that measures up to 150 amu

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Transpector MPH100M with a Y2O3/Iridium filament and the MP-H20S electronics box, sensor part number 961-H1MAS, for an application that measures masses up to 150 amu and needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 5 femtotorr or lower, operating at 100 microtorr. The order states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 2 femtotorr and a Faraday cup sensitivity of 6 E-4 A/Torr. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Electronics box does not match the mass range. The electronics box on the order does not match the mass range of the sensor; MP-H10S goes with the 100 amu models, MP-H20S with the 200 amu models and MP-H30S with the 300 amu models.
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  • Mass range too small for the application. The application needs masses up to 150 amu, but the selected model measures up to 100 amu.
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2. Mass range and electronics: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Transpector MPH200M with a Y2O3/Iridium filament and the MP-H20S electronics box, sensor part number 961-H2MAS, for an application that measures masses up to 150 amu and needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 5 femtotorr or lower, operating at 100 microtorr. The order states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 3 femtotorr and a Faraday cup sensitivity of 5 E-4 A/Torr. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Mass range up to 200 amu, minimum detectable partial pressure 3 femtotorr, Faraday cup sensitivity 5 E-4 A/Torr.
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3. Detector and sensor part number: A Faraday cup only analyzer for an application that needs an electron multiplier

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Transpector MPH200F with a Y2O3/Iridium filament and the MP-H20S electronics box, sensor part number 961-H2FAS, for an application that measures masses up to 150 amu and needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 5 femtotorr or lower, operating at 100 microtorr and requires an electron multiplier. The order states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 3 femtotorr and a Faraday cup sensitivity of 5 E-4 A/Torr. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Electron multiplier needed but not offered. An electron multiplier is required, but the selected F-type model has a Faraday cup detector only.
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  • Detection limit not met by the selected model. The application needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 5 femtotorr (E-15 Torr) or lower, but the selected model has 400 femtotorr.
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  • Stated detection limit differs from the model. The quote states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 3 femtotorr (E-15 Torr), but the selected model has 400 femtotorr.
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4. Detector and sensor part number: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Transpector MPH200M with a Y2O3/Iridium filament and the MP-H20S electronics box, sensor part number 961-H2FAS, for an application that measures masses up to 150 amu and needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 5 femtotorr or lower, operating at 100 microtorr and requires an electron multiplier. The order states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 3 femtotorr and a Faraday cup sensitivity of 5 E-4 A/Torr. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Sensor part number does not match the configuration. The sensor part number on the quote is not the one for the selected mass range, detector and filament (961-H1, H2 or H3 for 100, 200 or 300 amu; M or F for electron multiplier or Faraday cup only; AS for Y2O3/Iridium or BS for tungsten filament).
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5. Detector and sensor part number: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Transpector MPH200M with a Y2O3/Iridium filament and the MP-H20S electronics box, sensor part number 961-H2MAS, for an application that measures masses up to 150 amu and needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 5 femtotorr or lower, operating at 100 microtorr and requires an electron multiplier. The order states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 3 femtotorr and a Faraday cup sensitivity of 5 E-4 A/Torr. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Mass range up to 200 amu, minimum detectable partial pressure 3 femtotorr, Faraday cup sensitivity 5 E-4 A/Torr.
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6. Operating pressure: A 300 amu analyzer at 800 microtorr

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Transpector MPH300M with a tungsten filament and the MP-H30S electronics box, sensor part number 961-H3MBS, for an application that measures masses up to 280 amu and needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 5 femtotorr or lower, operating at 800 microtorr. The order states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 4 femtotorr and a Faraday cup sensitivity of 4 E-4 A/Torr. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Operating pressure above the maximum. The operating pressure is 800 microtorr (E-6 Torr), above the maximum operating pressure of 500 microtorr (5E-4 Torr).
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7. Operating pressure: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Transpector MPH300M with a tungsten filament and the MP-H30S electronics box, sensor part number 961-H3MBS, for an application that measures masses up to 280 amu and needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 5 femtotorr or lower, operating at 400 microtorr. The order states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 4 femtotorr and a Faraday cup sensitivity of 4 E-4 A/Torr. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. Mass range up to 300 amu, minimum detectable partial pressure 4 femtotorr, Faraday cup sensitivity 4 E-4 A/Torr.
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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 a Transpector MPH residual gas analyzer with a mass range, detector type, filament, electronics box and sensor part number. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the ordering information that is published for the product line 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 one Transpector MPH200F with a Y2O3/Iridium filament and the MP-H20S electronics box, sensor part number 961-H2FAS, for an application that measures masses up to 150 amu and needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 5 femtotorr or lower. The order states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 3 femtotorr and a Faraday cup sensitivity of 5 E-4 A/Torr. 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. An electron multiplier is required, but the selected F-type model has a Faraday cup detector only. The application needs a minimum detectable partial pressure of 5 femtotorr (E-15 Torr) or lower, but the selected model has 400 femtotorr. The quote states a minimum detectable partial pressure of 3 femtotorr (E-15 Torr), but the selected model has 400 femtotorr.
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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 figures that disagree with the selected model, 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 model to MPH200M and the detector to Electron multiplier and Faraday cup.
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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 sensor part number on the quote is not the one for the selected mass range, detector and filament (961-H1, H2 or H3 for 100, 200 or 300 amu; M or F for electron multiplier or Faraday cup only; AS for Y2O3/Iridium or BS for tungsten filament).
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  12. Three findings cleared, but the change brings a different blocking finding: sensor part number does not match the configuration.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the sensor part number to 961-H2MAS.
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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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