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An AI sales agent's camera platform quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a KARL STORZ IMAGE1 S camera platform: a Connect module, LINK modules, camera heads and videoendoscopes, monitors, OPAL1 imaging, KS HIVE devices, a service plan and a discount. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the platform and returns a verdict and every reason.

Scope: KARL STORZ IMAGE1 S Connect and Connect II with LINK modules, camera heads, videoendoscopes, monitors, OPAL1, KS HIVE, service and discount rules. See everything this validator covers

This validator models KARL STORZ IMAGE1 S platform quotes, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Modules and heads — one to three LINK modules per Connect module, and which camera heads and videoendoscopes each LINK module serves.
  • 4K, 3D and OPAL1 — the 4K chain, 3D monitors, and the Connect II, 4U-Link and Power LED Rubina that OPAL1 needs.
  • Commercial checks — the OR1 HIVE router, service plan years, discount approval and limits, and the stated total.

Any IMAGE1 S quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Product and module names, the LINK module limit and the 4K and OPAL1 chains follow public KARL STORZ material; all prices (modeled dollars), service plan rates and discount thresholds are modeled and not published by KARL STORZ.

The AI sales agentBuilds the platform quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

6 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
A module limit that counts across several fieldsOnly with care
The LINK module count is a sum over four quantities, and the rule must be written against that sum.		The module quantities and their total are checked together on every call.
A head that needs a particular moduleOnly with care
Each camera head or scope pairs with one LINK module, so a rule is needed for each pairing.		Heads, scopes and LINK modules are fields of one request and are checked together on every call.
OPAL1 that needs a whole chainOnly with workarounds
OPAL1 needs the hub, a module and a light source at the same time, so several fields must be tested in one rule.		The hub, module and light source are checked together on every call.
A stated total that must match the equipment and serviceOnly with care
The total typed into the quote is compared with a sum a pricing rule produces, and the two often drift apart.		The stated total is checked against the computed total on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as a step is saved or 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 4U-Link module works only with IMAGE1 S Connect II (TC201), not Connect (TC200).
2The 4U camera head (TH120) needs a 4U-Link module (TC304).
3A LINK module in the quote has no matching camera head or videoendoscope; confirm it is intended.
4The H3-Z camera head (TH100) needs an H3-Link module (TC300).
5HX and HX-P camera heads and flexible videoendoscopes need an X-Link module (TC301).
6A D3-Link or 3D videoendoscope in the quote needs a 3D monitor.
7A 3D videoendoscope needs a D3-Link module (TC302).
8A Connect module supports one to three LINK modules; the quote has 4.
9A Connect module supports one to three LINK modules; the quote has 0.
10The quote has 0 monitors; at least 1 is needed.
11OPAL1 fluorescence imaging needs Connect II, a 4U-Link module and the Power LED Rubina (TL400).
122 KS HIVE devices are listed; more than one needs the OR1 HIVE router.
13A discount of 11 percent is above 10 percent and needs sales management approval.
14A discount of 25 percent is above 10 percent and needs sales management approval.
15A discount of 26 percent is outside the 0 to 25 percent range.
16A service plan of 4 years is longer than the standard 3 years.
17A service plan covers 1 to 5 years; the quote lists 6.
18A service plan of 6 years is longer than the standard 3 years.
19A service plan covers 1 to 5 years; the quote lists 0.
20The 4U camera head is quoted with an HD monitor only; the 4K output will not be shown at full resolution.
21The quote states a total of 67,734 dollars; the modeled prices give 67,735 dollars.
22The quote states a total of 68,235 dollars; the modeled prices give 67,735 dollars.
23A discount of 30 percent is outside the 0 to 25 percent range.

  

  

    
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. Modules, monitors and discount: A Connect quote with four LINK modules, a 3D scope on an HD monitor, no monitor and a 30 percent discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote an IMAGE1 S Connect (TC200) with 1 H3-Link, 1 X-Link, 1 D3-Link, 1 4U-Link, 2 H3-Z heads, 1 4U head, 1 flexible videoendoscope, 1 3D videoendoscope, and 0 monitors (HD 2D monitor), a standard service plan for 3 years, and a 30 percent discount. The total is $117,614. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • LINK module count outside 1 to 3. A Connect module supports one to three LINK modules; the quote has 4.
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  • 4U-Link needs Connect II. The 4U-Link module works only with IMAGE1 S Connect II (TC201), not Connect (TC200).
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  • 3D needs a 3D monitor. A D3-Link or 3D videoendoscope in the quote needs a 3D monitor.
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  • No monitor. The quote has 0 monitors; at least 1 is needed.
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  • Discount outside 0 to 25 percent. A discount of 30 percent is outside the 0 to 25 percent range.
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  • 4K head on an HD monitor. The 4U camera head is quoted with an HD monitor only; the 4K output will not be shown at full resolution.
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2. Modules, monitors and discount: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an IMAGE1 S Connect II (TC201) with 1 H3-Link, 1 X-Link, 1 D3-Link, 2 H3-Z heads, 1 flexible videoendoscope, 1 3D videoendoscope, and 1 monitor (3D monitor), a standard service plan for 3 years, and a 5 percent discount. The total is $136,648. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 3 LINK module(s), equipment 116,000 dollars, net 110,200 dollars after discount, service 26,448 dollars, total 136,648 dollars at modeled prices.
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3. OPAL1, HIVE and service: An OPAL1 quote without the Power LED Rubina, two HIVE devices without the router and a six-year plan

    
The agent's request. Please quote an IMAGE1 S Connect II (TC201) with 1 4U-Link, 1 4U head, and 1 monitor (4K monitor), with OPAL1 imaging, 2 KS HIVE devices, a standard service plan for 6 years, and a 5 percent discount. The total is $97,717. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • OPAL1 chain incomplete. OPAL1 fluorescence imaging needs Connect II, a 4U-Link module and the Power LED Rubina (TL400).
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  • Several KS HIVE devices need a router. 2 KS HIVE devices are listed; more than one needs the OR1 HIVE router.
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  • Service years outside 1 to 5. A service plan covers 1 to 5 years; the quote lists 6.
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  • Service plan over 3 years. A service plan of 6 years is longer than the standard 3 years.
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4. OPAL1, HIVE and service: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an IMAGE1 S Connect II (TC201) with 1 4U-Link, 1 4U head, and 1 monitor (4K monitor), with OPAL1 imaging and the Power LED Rubina, 2 KS HIVE devices and the OR1 HIVE router, a standard service plan for 3 years, and a 5 percent discount. The total is $91,295. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1 LINK module(s), equipment 77,500 dollars, net 73,625 dollars after discount, service 17,670 dollars, total 91,295 dollars at modeled prices.
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5. 4K chain and discount: A Connect quote with a 4U-Link, a 4U head on an HD monitor and a 12 percent discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote an IMAGE1 S Connect (TC200) with 1 4U-Link, 1 4U head, and 1 monitor (HD 2D monitor), a standard service plan for 3 years, and a 12 percent discount. The total is $51,832. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • 4U-Link needs Connect II. The 4U-Link module works only with IMAGE1 S Connect II (TC201), not Connect (TC200).
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  • Discount above 10 percent. A discount of 12 percent is above 10 percent and needs sales management approval.
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  • 4K head on an HD monitor. The 4U camera head is quoted with an HD monitor only; the 4K output will not be shown at full resolution.
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6. 4K chain and discount: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an IMAGE1 S Connect II (TC201) with 1 4U-Link, 1 4U head, and 1 monitor (4K monitor), a standard service plan for 3 years, and a 8 percent discount. The total is $62,173. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1 LINK module(s), equipment 54,500 dollars, net 50,140 dollars after discount, service 12,033 dollars, total 62,173 dollars at modeled prices.
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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 a KARL STORZ IMAGE1 S camera platform: a Connect module, LINK modules, camera heads and videoendoscopes, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the platform and returns a verdict and every reason.
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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 IMAGE1 S Connect (TC200) with 1 H3-Link, 1 X-Link, 1 D3-Link, 1 4U-Link, 2 H3-Z heads, 1 4U head. The total is $117,614. 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 five findings and one approval, all in one answer. A Connect module supports one to three LINK modules; the quote has 4. The 4U-Link module works only with IMAGE1 S Connect II (TC201), not Connect (TC200). A D3-Link or 3D videoendoscope in the quote needs a 3D monitor. The other two are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned five blocking findings and one approval 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 a head that needs a particular module, 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 connect module to Connect II (TC201), the LINK modules to 1 H3-Link, 1 X-Link, 1 D3-Link, the heads and scopes to 2 H3-Z heads, 1 flexible videoendoscope, 1 3D videoendoscope, the monitors to 1, 3D monitor, the discount to 5 percent and the stated total to 136,648.
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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 six earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Six 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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