Predictika · Process instrumentation orders
An AI sales agent prepares an order for a Pulsar R96 non-contact radar level transmitter with its antenna, material, process connection and extension. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the ordering charts and the antenna ratings and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
This validator models Pulsar R96 radar level transmitter orders, not just the scenarios shown below.
Any Pulsar R96 order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Magnetrol publishes no price list, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), EN/DIN flanges, the full temperature and pressure rating curves (an order that sits above the two published rating points is sent for approval rather than judged), all-polypropylene temperature and pressure ratings, hazardous-area classification choices, other Magnetrol product lines and regional editions of the bulletin.
7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
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 caught | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| Materials and O-rings that exist for only some antenna styles | Only with care Each antenna style has its own list of materials, and the all-plastic antennas take Viton O-rings only; each list is a separate rule to write and maintain. | Antenna, material and O-ring are in one request and every pairing is checked together. |
| A horn that must be sized to the stillwell pipe | Only with workarounds The pipe size is an application fact, not part of the model number, so it needs an extra field and cross-field rules that interact with the horn choice. | Installation, pipe size and horn are in one request, so a mismatch is found whichever order the choices arrive in. |
| A measuring range that depends on antenna, liquid and turbulence | Only with workarounds The recommended range comes from a table with dielectric bands and turbulence classes per antenna; a rules engine needs that table rebuilt as chains of conditions. | The recommended range is computed on every call and compared with the range the application needs and with the figure the quote states. |
| Temperature and pressure limits that differ per antenna | Only with care Each antenna has its own maximum temperature and pressure; the rules work, but every antenna adds more to maintain, and a two-point rating curve is easy to oversimplify. | Limits are computed per antenna on every call, and an order above the published rating points goes to a person instead of being passed. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only 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. |
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.
| 1 | SIL 2 hardware (safety option 1) is available with the 4-20 mA HART output only; the FOUNDATION fieldbus transmitter is ordered with no safety option. |
| 2 | The 4-20 mA HART transmitter is ordered with safety option 1 (SIL 2 hardware); safety option 0 (none) is listed for the FOUNDATION fieldbus transmitter only. |
| 3 | The TFE dielectric rod antenna is offered in 316/316L stainless steel, Hastelloy C, Monel or 316/316L with CRN only; an all-plastic antenna is not a TFE rod. |
| 4 | The polypropylene dielectric rod antenna is offered in 316/316L stainless steel or all-plastic construction (with or without CRN) only; Hastelloy C and Monel are not offered. |
| 5 | The Halar dielectric rod antenna is offered in all-plastic construction only (with or without CRN). |
| 6 | Horn antennas are offered in 316/316L stainless steel, Hastelloy C or 316/316L with CRN only. |
| 7 | The 3-inch horn antenna is offered in 316/316L stainless steel (with or without CRN) only. |
| 8 | All-plastic antennas (polypropylene or Halar) use Viton GFLT O-rings only; the order has a different O-ring. |
| 9 | Antenna extension 0 (nozzle height up to 25 mm) is for a threaded process connection only; a flanged or Tri-Clamp rod antenna needs extension 1, 2 or 3. |
| 10 | The extensions offered are 0 for the 3-inch horn, 1 to 3 for the 4-inch horn and 2 or 3 for the 6-inch horn; the extension on the order is not offered for this horn. |
| 11 | The nozzle is 150 mm tall, but the antenna extension chosen is for nozzles up to 100 mm. |
| 12 | The process connection size or flange class is not one of the ordering options (flanges 2, 3, 4 or 6 inch in 150, 300 or 600 class; Tri-Clamp 2, 3, 4 or 6 inch). |
| 13 | Horn antennas have a flanged or Tri-Clamp process connection; a threaded connection is offered with the rod antennas only. |
| 14 | Horn antennas are offered with 3, 4 or 6 inch flanges and 4 or 6 inch Tri-Clamp connections; the connection on the order is smaller. |
| 15 | The 3-inch horn antenna is for standpipe or stillwell use only; the order installs it in an open vessel. |
| 16 | In a standpipe or stillwell only a horn antenna sized to the pipe is used; a rod antenna is not. |
| 17 | Stillwells for the R96 are metal pipes of 3, 4, 6 or 8 inch inside diameter; the order has 5 inches. |
| 18 | The horn must be sized to the stillwell inside diameter (3, 4 or 6 inch horn for a pipe of the same size; the 6-inch horn also serves an 8-inch pipe); the horn on the order does not fit a 6 inch pipe. |
| 19 | The process temperature is 220 degrees C, above the 200 degrees C maximum of this antenna. |
| 20 | The process temperature is 100 degrees C, above the 95 degrees C maximum of this antenna. |
| 21 | The process pressure is 60 psig, above the 50 psig maximum of this antenna. |
| 22 | The process pressure is 700 psig, above the 675 psig maximum of this antenna. |
| 23 | The process pressure is 760 psig, above the 750 psig maximum of this antenna. |
| 24 | The liquid dielectric constant of 1.8 is below the minimum of this antenna installation. |
| 25 | The liquid dielectric constant of 1.3 is below the minimum of this antenna installation. |
| 26 | The required measuring range of 0.1 m is outside the 0.2 to 40 m span of the R96. |
| 27 | The required measuring range of 45.0 m is outside the 0.2 to 40 m span of the R96. |
| 28 | The application needs a measuring range of 15.0 m, but this antenna is recommended up to 12.0 m for this liquid and turbulence. |
| 29 | The application needs a measuring range of 10.0 m, but this antenna is recommended up to 9.0 m for this liquid and turbulence. |
| 30 | The quote states a measuring range of 15.0 m; the recommended maximum for this antenna, liquid and turbulence is 12.0 m. |
| 31 | The process is above 20 degrees C and above 50 psig; Magnetrol rates the antenna at its maximum temperature only up to that pressure, so the temperature and pressure rating chart must be checked before the order goes out. |
| 32 | The process is above 20 degrees C and above 0 psig; Magnetrol rates the antenna at its maximum temperature only up to that pressure, so the temperature and pressure rating chart must be checked before the order goes out. |
| 33 | The nozzle is 150 mm tall, but the antenna extension chosen is for nozzles up to 25 mm. |
| 34 | The process temperature is 120 degrees C, above the 95 degrees C maximum of this antenna. |
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.
The agent's request. Please quote a Pulsar R96 radar level transmitter with 4-20 mA HART output and SIL 2 hardware, a polypropylene dielectric rod antenna in Monel with a 3-inch 150# ANSI flange and extension 1, for a nozzle 150 mm tall in an open vessel. The liquid has a dielectric constant of 4.0 with light or no turbulence, at 120 degrees C and 30 psig, over a 10.0 m measuring range. The quote states a recommended range of up to 12.0 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a Pulsar R96 radar level transmitter with 4-20 mA HART output and SIL 2 hardware, a TFE dielectric rod antenna in 316/316L stainless steel with a 3-inch 150# ANSI flange and extension 2, for a nozzle 150 mm tall in an open vessel. The liquid has a dielectric constant of 4.0 with light or no turbulence, at 120 degrees C and 30 psig, over a 10.0 m measuring range. The quote states a recommended range of up to 12.0 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a Pulsar R96 radar level transmitter with FOUNDATION fieldbus output and SIL 2 hardware, a TFE dielectric rod antenna in 316/316L stainless steel with a 6-inch 150# ANSI flange and extension 2, for a nozzle 150 mm tall in a 6-inch stillwell. The liquid has a dielectric constant of 2.0 with light or no turbulence, at 60 degrees C and 10 psig, over a 15.0 m measuring range. The quote states a recommended range of up to 19.6 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a Pulsar R96 radar level transmitter with FOUNDATION fieldbus output and no safety option, a 4-inch horn antenna in 316/316L stainless steel with a 6-inch 150# ANSI flange and extension 0, for a nozzle 150 mm tall in a 6-inch stillwell. The liquid has a dielectric constant of 2.0 with light or no turbulence, at 60 degrees C and 10 psig, over a 15.0 m measuring range. The quote states a recommended range of up to 19.6 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a Pulsar R96 radar level transmitter with FOUNDATION fieldbus output and no safety option, a 6-inch horn antenna in 316/316L stainless steel with a 6-inch 150# ANSI flange and extension 2, for a nozzle 150 mm tall in a 6-inch stillwell. The liquid has a dielectric constant of 2.0 with light or no turbulence, at 60 degrees C and 10 psig, over a 15.0 m measuring range. The quote states a recommended range of up to 19.6 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a Pulsar R96 radar level transmitter with 4-20 mA HART output and SIL 2 hardware, a TFE dielectric rod antenna in 316/316L stainless steel with a 3-inch 150# ANSI flange and extension 0, for a nozzle 150 mm tall in an open vessel. The liquid has a dielectric constant of 8.0 with medium or heavy turbulence, at 60 degrees C and 20 psig, over a 10.0 m measuring range. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a Pulsar R96 radar level transmitter with 4-20 mA HART output and SIL 2 hardware, a 6-inch horn antenna in 316/316L stainless steel with a 6-inch 150# ANSI flange and extension 2, for a nozzle 150 mm tall in an open vessel. The liquid has a dielectric constant of 8.0 with medium or heavy turbulence, at 60 degrees C and 20 psig, over a 10.0 m measuring range. The quote states a recommended range of up to 12.0 m. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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