Predictika · Commercial lighting orders

An AI sales agent's area-light order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for a commercial LED area light: the lumen package, distribution, color temperature, controls, mounting and options, how many fixtures, and the wattage, delivered lumens and total load it tells the customer. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published specification sheet and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Commercial Area Small (SSA) LED outdoor area, wall and flood lights: which options go together, which controls suit the mounting height, the mounting aiming limits, and the wattage, delivered lumens and total load of each order. See everything this validator covers

This validator models the ordering information on the public LSI SSA specification sheet, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Lumen package and figures — the 12L, 18L and 24L packages have a listed wattage (85, 121, 175 W) and a delivered-lumens figure for each distribution and color temperature (4000K or 5000K); the quote's stated wattage, delivered lumens and total load (wattage times quantity) are compared with them. The 9L and 21L packages are listed as consult-the-factory only and go to approval.
  • Distribution and options — the integral house side shield (IHS) is not available with the 4x4 medium flood or 6x6 wide flood distributions; surge protection (SP1) has no such restriction.
  • Controls and mounting height — the wireless sensor controllers are listed for a mounting-height range (ALBCS1 and ALBMR1LR for 8 to 24 feet, ALBCS2 and ALBMR2LR for 25 to 40 feet); the 7-pin control receptacle (CR7P) needs a control device or shorting cap ordered separately.
  • Mounting — the slip fitter and trunnion mounts are listed for a tilt of no more than 45 degrees up from horizontal.

Any SSA order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (LSI publishes no price list for this product, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), finish, voltage, driver and lens codes, other LSI fixtures, accessory part numbers, photometric files and pole or fusing details.

The AI sales agentBuilds the area-light 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 option that is unavailable with certain distributionsOnly with care
A product rule per option and distribution. It works, but each exclusion is another rule that has to be kept in step with the sheet.		The option and the distribution are in one request and every pairing is checked together.
A sensor controller that depends on the mounting heightOnly with care
A range rule per controller code, compared with a height the rep may enter as free text.		The mounting height is compared with the range of the controller on the order on every call.
Wattage and delivered lumens that depend on package, distribution and color temperatureOnly with workarounds
Fifteen combinations, each with two figures, held in lookup tables and compared with figures typed into the quote.		The expected figures are computed on every call and compared with what the quote states, including the total load.
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 integral house side shield (IHS) is not available with the 4x4 medium flood or 6x6 wide flood distributions.
2The quote mounts the light at 25 feet; the selected wireless sensor controller is listed for 8 to 24 feet.
3The quote mounts the light at 7 feet; the selected wireless sensor controller is listed for 8 to 24 feet.
4The quote mounts the light at 41 feet; the selected wireless sensor controller is listed for 25 to 40 feet.
5The quote mounts the light at 24 feet; the selected wireless sensor controller is listed for 25 to 40 feet.
6The quote mounts the light at 30 feet; the selected wireless sensor controller is listed for 8 to 24 feet.
7The quote mounts the light at 20 feet; the selected wireless sensor controller is listed for 25 to 40 feet.
8The 7-pin control receptacle (CR7P) is ordered, but no control device or shorting cap is on the order; one must be ordered separately.
9The quote aims the light 46 degrees up from horizontal; the slip fitter and trunnion mounts are listed for no more than 45 degrees.
10The quote aims the light 60 degrees up from horizontal; the slip fitter and trunnion mounts are listed for no more than 45 degrees.
11The quote states 85 watts per fixture; the selected lumen package is listed at 121 watts.
12The quote states 18,000 delivered lumens; the specification sheet lists 17,585 for this lumen package, distribution and color temperature.
13The quote states 17,777 delivered lumens; the specification sheet lists 17,585 for this lumen package, distribution and color temperature.
14The quote states a total load of 1,000 watts; the fixture wattage times the quantity is 1,210 watts.
15The order has 0 fixtures; at least 1 is needed.
16The 9L and 21L lumen packages are listed as available only by consulting the factory; a person should confirm availability with LSI.
17The quote aims the light 70 degrees up from horizontal; the slip fitter and trunnion mounts are listed for no more than 45 degrees.
18The quote states 100 watts per fixture; the selected lumen package is listed at 121 watts.
19The quote states a total load of 1 watt; the fixture wattage times the quantity is 1,210 watts.

  

  

    
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. House side shield and wattage: A 4x4 medium flood order with a house side shield and a wrong wattage

    
The agent's request. Please quote 16 SSA LED area lights, 24L (24,000 lumen) package, 4x4 medium flood distribution, 5000K, with square pole mount arm and integral house side shield, mounted at 20 feet. The quote states 121 watts per fixture, 24,984 delivered lumens and a total load of 2,800 watts. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • House side shield not available with this distribution. The integral house side shield (IHS) is not available with the 4x4 medium flood or 6x6 wide flood distributions.
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  • Stated wattage differs. The quote states 121 watts per fixture; the selected lumen package is listed at 175 watts.
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2. House side shield and wattage: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 16 SSA LED area lights, 24L (24,000 lumen) package, Type 5 wide distribution, 5000K, with square pole mount arm and integral house side shield, mounted at 20 feet. The quote states 175 watts per fixture, 24,332 delivered lumens and a total load of 2,800 watts. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Fixture summary. Each fixture draws 175 watts and delivers 24,332 lumens; 16 fixture(s) give a total load of 2,800 watts.
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3. Sensor controller and aiming: A sensor controller too low for the mounting height, a steep slip fitter and a wrong total load

    
The agent's request. Please quote 24 SSA LED area lights, 18L (18,000 lumen) package, Type 4 forward throw distribution, 4000K, with AirLink Blue wireless motion and photo sensor controller (ALBCS1) and adjustable slip fitter, mounted at 30 feet and aimed 60 degrees up from horizontal. The quote states 121 watts per fixture, 17,277 delivered lumens and a total load of 2,400 watts. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Control not suited to the mounting height. The quote mounts the light at 30 feet; the selected wireless sensor controller is listed for 8 to 24 feet.
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  • Aiming angle too steep for this mount. The quote aims the light 60 degrees up from horizontal; the slip fitter and trunnion mounts are listed for no more than 45 degrees.
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  • Stated total load differs. The quote states a total load of 2,400 watts; the fixture wattage times the quantity is 2,904 watts.
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4. Sensor controller and aiming: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 24 SSA LED area lights, 18L (18,000 lumen) package, Type 4 forward throw distribution, 4000K, with AirLink Blue wireless motion and photo sensor controller (ALBCS2) and adjustable slip fitter, mounted at 30 feet and aimed 40 degrees up from horizontal. The quote states 121 watts per fixture, 17,277 delivered lumens and a total load of 2,904 watts. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Fixture summary. Each fixture draws 121 watts and delivers 17,277 lumens; 24 fixture(s) give a total load of 2,904 watts.
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5. Receptacle and factory-only package: A 21L package with a 7-pin receptacle and nothing on the order to fill it

    
The agent's request. Please quote 12 SSA LED area lights, 21L (21,000 lumen) package, Type 3 distribution, 5000K, with 7-pin control receptacle (CR7P) and square pole mount arm, mounted at 25 feet. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • 7-pin receptacle without a control device or shorting cap. The 7-pin control receptacle (CR7P) is ordered, but no control device or shorting cap is on the order; one must be ordered separately.
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  • Lumen package needs factory consultation. The 9L and 21L lumen packages are listed as available only by consulting the factory; a person should confirm availability with LSI.
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6. Receptacle and factory-only package: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 12 SSA LED area lights, 21L (21,000 lumen) package, Type 3 distribution, 5000K, with 7-pin control receptacle (CR7P) and square pole mount arm and a shorting cap on the order, mounted at 25 feet. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Lumen package needs factory consultation. The 9L and 21L lumen packages are listed as available only by consulting the factory; a person should confirm availability with LSI.
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7. Receptacle and factory-only package: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 12 SSA LED area lights, 24L (24,000 lumen) package, Type 3 distribution, 5000K, with 7-pin control receptacle (CR7P) and square pole mount arm and a shorting cap on the order, mounted at 25 feet. The quote states 175 watts per fixture, 24,290 delivered lumens and a total load of 2,100 watts. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Fixture summary. Each fixture draws 175 watts and delivers 24,290 lumens; 12 fixture(s) give a total load of 2,100 watts.
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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 commercial LED area light: the lumen package, distribution, color temperature, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published specification sheet 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 24 SSA LED area lights, 18L (18,000 lumen) package, Type 4 forward throw distribution, 4000K, with AirLink Blue wireless motion and photo sensor controller (ALBCS1) and adjustable slip fitter. The quote states 121 watts per fixture, 17,277 delivered lumens and a total load of 2,400 watts. 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 quote mounts the light at 30 feet; the selected wireless sensor controller is listed for 8 to 24 feet. The quote aims the light 60 degrees up from horizontal; the slip fitter and trunnion mounts are listed for no more than 45 degrees. The quote states a total load of 2,400 watts; the fixture wattage times the quantity is 2,904 watts.
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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 and against the stated total.
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  7. What this shows: for a sensor controller that depends on the mounting height, 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 controls to AirLink Blue wireless motion and photo sensor controller (ALBCS2), the aiming angle up from horizontal to 40 degrees and the stated total load to 2,904 watts.
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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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