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An AI sales agent's ion chromatography system quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a modular ion chromatography system: the base system, any ProfIC Vario package, the suppressor rotor, eluent production, microbore parts, detectors and software licenses. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published ordering list and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Metrohm 940 Professional IC Vario ion chromatography quotes: orderable base systems, ProfIC Vario packages, suppressor rotors, microbore kits, eluent production and MagIC Net licenses. See everything this validator covers

This validator models the 940 Professional IC Vario system, its 942 extension modules and the ProfIC Vario packages as published in the Metrohm brochure 8.940.5003EN (version V-03, January 2025), read in full on October 9, 2026, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Base systems — the ONE and TWO variants (suppression, peristaltic pump, Prep, HPG and LPG options and the two microbore systems) are checked against the brochure's ordering list: a combination not in the list is blocked.
  • ProfIC Vario packages — each numbered package (1 to 11, 14 and 15) is checked against the analyses the brochure lists for it (anion, anion with DR, cation, anion and cation, UV/VIS, PCR-UV/VIS, amperometry); every package needs an 858 Professional Sample Processor and a detector.
  • Parts — the MSM Rotor A and MSM-LC Rotor A need the adapter sleeve; the microbore retrofit kit must match the suppression type; additional eluents need the 941 Eluent Production Module; the anion-with-DR analysis needs the Dosino Regeneration kit.
  • Stated figures and approvals — the stated MagIC Net license seats and detector count must equal the quoted ones; points the brochure leaves open (no license on the quote, suppressor regeneration route, many additional eluents on one module, microbore parts and detector that do not pair) go to a person.

Any 940 Professional IC Vario quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Metrohm does not publish list prices for these systems, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), columns, other Metrohm ion chromatographs, the 941 and 948 eluent modules beyond the rules above, sample-preparation equipment compatibility, analytical performance and service.

The AI sales agentBuilds the ion chromatography 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.

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
A base system that is not in the ordering listOnly with workarounds
A list of valid variants is a table of allowed combinations; rules usually catch a few known bad pairs and miss the rest.		Every combination is checked against the full ordering list on every call.
A package that exists only for some analysesOnly with care
Each package needs its own list of allowed analyses, kept in step with the brochure.		The package and the analysis are in one request and compared with the published table.
Parts that are required by other parts (adapter sleeve, 941 module, Dosino Regeneration kit)Only with care
A dependency rule can be written for each, but each is a separate rule that has to be remembered when a new rotor or kit is added.		All dependencies are checked together and each missing part is named.
A retrofit kit that must match the suppression typeOnly with workarounds
The right kit depends on the base variant and on suppression extension modules, so the rule has to look across several lines.		The effective suppression is computed from the base system and the extension modules, then compared with the kit.
Stated license and detector counts that must equal the quoted onesOnly with care
A stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with a computed total, but each total has to be defined and maintained.		The stated counts travel with the quote and are compared with the computed totals on every call.
Points the brochure leaves openOnly with workarounds
Anything the brochure is silent on is usually either allowed by default or blocked by a catch-all rule; neither routes it to a person.		Open points are flagged for a person to confirm instead of being guessed.

  

  

    
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.

    
1No 940 Professional IC Vario base system is listed with this combination of series, suppression, peristaltic pump, option and microbore; the ordering list in the brochure does not contain it.
2The MSM Rotor A and MSM-LC Rotor A always need the adapter sleeve 6.2842.020; the quote has none.
3The ProfIC Vario package on the quote is not offered for the analysis on the quote; the brochure lists which analyses (anion, anion with DR, cation, anion and cation, UV/VIS, PCR-UV/VIS, amperometry) each package covers.
4An anion system with DR is the Dosino Regeneration setup; the quote does not include the Dosino Regeneration kit 6.5330.190.
5ProfIC Vario packages always include an 858 Professional Sample Processor; the quote has a different sampler or none.
6ProfIC Vario packages always include a detector; the quote has 0 detectors.
7The quote has 2 additional-eluent kits 6.5330.090 but no 941 Eluent Production Module.
8The quote has 4 additional eluents on one 941 module; the brochure says up to four eluents can be produced in parallel with one module and does not say whether the module counts as the first.
9Retrofit kit 6.05802.000 is for systems with or without chemical suppression and kit 6.05802.010 is for systems with sequential suppression; the kit on the quote does not match the system.
10The quote has no MagIC Net license; the brochure says MagIC Net controls the system, so a person should confirm the customer already has one.
11The system has suppression but the quote has neither a peristaltic pump nor an 800 Dosino; the brochure lists regeneration with one or the other, so a person should confirm how it is regenerated.
12The quote states 1 MagIC Net license seat; the quoted licenses give 4.
13The quote states 1 detector; the quoted detectors add up to 2.
14The brochure describes the Dosino Regeneration setup as working without a peristaltic pump, yet the quote has both; a person should confirm.

  

  

    
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. ProfIC Vario 3 order: ProfIC Vario 3 for anion and cation analysis with a 889 sampler and a wrong license count

    
The agent's request. Please quote a ProfIC Vario 3 package for anion and cation analysis on a 940 Professional IC Vario ONE with SeS suppression and peristaltic pump, the MSM-HC Rotor A, a conductivity detector, the 889 IC Sample Center and 1 MagIC Net Professional license. The quote states 2 MagIC Net license seats and 1 detector. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • ProfIC Vario package does not cover the analysis. The ProfIC Vario package on the quote is not offered for the analysis on the quote; the brochure lists which analyses (anion, anion with DR, cation, anion and cation, UV/VIS, PCR-UV/VIS, amperometry) each package covers.
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  • ProfIC Vario package without an 858 sample processor. ProfIC Vario packages always include an 858 Professional Sample Processor; the quote has a different sampler or none.
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  • Stated license seats do not match. The quote states 2 MagIC Net license seats; the quoted licenses give 1.
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2. ProfIC Vario 3 order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a ProfIC Vario 3 package for anion analysis on a 940 Professional IC Vario ONE with SeS suppression and peristaltic pump, the MSM-HC Rotor A, a conductivity detector, the 858 Professional Sample Processor and 1 MagIC Net Professional license. The quote states 1 MagIC Net license seat and 1 detector. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • System summary. 1 MagIC Net license seat and 1 detector on the quote.
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3. Rotor and eluents order: Rotor without sleeve, additional eluents without the 941 module and a wrong detector count

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 940 Professional IC Vario ONE with SeS suppression and peristaltic pump, the MSM-LC Rotor A, 2 additional eluent kits, a conductivity detector and 1 MagIC Net Professional license. The quote states 1 MagIC Net license seat and 2 detectors. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Adapter sleeve missing. The MSM Rotor A and MSM-LC Rotor A always need the adapter sleeve 6.2842.020; the quote has none.
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  • Additional eluent without an Eluent Production Module. The quote has 2 additional-eluent kits 6.5330.090 but no 941 Eluent Production Module.
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  • Stated detector count does not match. The quote states 2 detectors; the quoted detectors add up to 1.
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4. Rotor and eluents order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 940 Professional IC Vario ONE with SeS suppression and peristaltic pump, the MSM-LC Rotor A, the adapter sleeve, a 941 Eluent Production Module, 4 additional eluent kits, a conductivity detector and 1 MagIC Net Professional license. The quote states 1 MagIC Net license seat and 1 detector. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Many additional eluents on one module. The quote has 4 additional eluents on one 941 module; the brochure says up to four eluents can be produced in parallel with one module and does not say whether the module counts as the first.
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  • System summary. 1 MagIC Net license seat and 1 detector on the quote.
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5. Rotor and eluents order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 940 Professional IC Vario ONE with SeS suppression and peristaltic pump, the MSM-LC Rotor A, the adapter sleeve, a 941 Eluent Production Module, 2 additional eluent kits, a conductivity detector and 1 MagIC Net Professional license. The quote states 1 MagIC Net license seat and 1 detector. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • System summary. 1 MagIC Net license seat and 1 detector on the quote.
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6. Microbore retrofit order: Microbore retrofit kit for sequential suppression on a chemical suppression system

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 940 Professional IC Vario ONE with ChS suppression, microbore retrofit kit 6.05802.010, the microbore conductivity detector and 1 MagIC Net Professional license. The quote states 1 MagIC Net license seat and 1 detector. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Microbore retrofit kit does not match the suppression. Retrofit kit 6.05802.000 is for systems with or without chemical suppression and kit 6.05802.010 is for systems with sequential suppression; the kit on the quote does not match the system.
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  • Suppressor regeneration route not on the quote. The system has suppression but the quote has neither a peristaltic pump nor an 800 Dosino; the brochure lists regeneration with one or the other, so a person should confirm how it is regenerated.
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7. Microbore retrofit order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 940 Professional IC Vario ONE with ChS suppression, microbore retrofit kit 6.05802.000, the microbore conductivity detector, an 800 Dosino and 1 MagIC Net Professional license. The quote states 1 MagIC Net license seat and 1 detector. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • System summary. 1 MagIC Net license seat and 1 detector on the quote.
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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 modular ion chromatography system: the base system, any ProfIC Vario package, the suppressor rotor, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published ordering list 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 a 940 Professional IC Vario ONE with SeS suppression and peristaltic pump, the MSM-LC Rotor A, 2 additional eluent kits. The quote states 1 MagIC Net license seat and 2 detectors. 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 MSM Rotor A and MSM-LC Rotor A always need the adapter sleeve 6.2842.020; the quote has none. The quote has 2 additional-eluent kits 6.5330.090 but no 941 Eluent Production Module. The quote states 2 detectors; the quoted detectors add up to 1.
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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 parts that are required by other parts (adapter sleeve, 941 module, Dosino Regeneration kit), 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 adapter sleeve to 1, the 941 Eluent Production Module to yes, the additional eluent kits to 4 and the stated detectors to 1.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Not blocked, but held for a person.
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  12. The three blocking findings are cleared; one approval remains for a person: many additional eluents on one module.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the additional eluent kits to 2.
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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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