Predictika · Fire hydrant orders
An AI sales agent prepares an order for a fire hydrant from a public product specification, with an inlet connection and size, nozzle threads and the figures it states for the customer. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the specification's published rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
This validator models orders for the Super Centurion 250 fire hydrant as described in its public product specification, not just the scenarios shown below.
Any Super Centurion 250 order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (the public specification lists none, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), other Mueller hydrants and valves, bury length, extension sections and other options, and the inlet is modeled only as a connection type and size (the specification does not tie it to the hydrant size or nozzles).
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| An inlet size that the chosen connection does not offer | Only with care Each connection offers its own sizes, so each needs its own compatibility rule, and every new connection adds more rules to maintain. | The connection and the size are in one request and compared on every call. |
| A gasket or option required only in a particular situation | Only with care Rules that apply only to slip-on joints on PVC pipe, or only to an upper barrel for a 107 hydrant, are conditional rules that have to be written and kept in step with the specification. | Each condition is checked together with everything else on every call. |
| A stated pressure that disagrees with the specification | Only with workarounds The figure the agent states is free text or a separate field, so it takes an extra rule that compares it with the product's own figure. | The stated figures are part of the request and are compared with the specification on every call. |
| 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 | An inlet size of 8 inches is not offered with the selected connection; the specification lists AquaGrip 6 inch, flange 4 and 6 inch, standardized mechanical joint 4, 6 and 8 inch, D-150 mechanical joint 4 and 6 inch, and slip-on 6 inch. |
| 2 | An inlet size of 4 inches is not offered with the selected connection; the specification lists AquaGrip 6 inch, flange 4 and 6 inch, standardized mechanical joint 4, 6 and 8 inch, D-150 mechanical joint 4 and 6 inch, and slip-on 6 inch. |
| 3 | An inlet size of 10 inches is not offered with the selected connection; the specification lists AquaGrip 6 inch, flange 4 and 6 inch, standardized mechanical joint 4, 6 and 8 inch, D-150 mechanical joint 4 and 6 inch, and slip-on 6 inch. |
| 4 | The slip-on joint is quoted for DI O.D. PVC pipe with a gasket that is not supplied by Mueller; the specification says the gaskets supplied by Mueller must be used. |
| 5 | The upper barrel assembly is quoted for an existing 107 hydrant without the stop-in-bonnet option; the specification says to use the stop-in-bonnet option for a 107 hydrant. |
| 6 | The operating nut and nozzle cap nut shape and dimension are not specified; the specification says they follow the customer selection. |
| 7 | The exterior above-ground color is not specified; the specification says the enamel color is as specified by the customer. |
| 8 | The quote states a working pressure of 350 psi, but the specification lists 250 psi. |
| 9 | The quote states shell and seat test pressures of 700 psi, but the specification lists 500 psi. |
| 10 | A hose or pumper thread other than the regular one is furnished to customer specifications; a person should confirm the thread specification. |
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 5-1/4 inch Super Centurion 250 fire hydrant with an 8 inch flange inlet, regular 2-1/2 inch National Standard hose threads and integral 5 inch Storz pumper connection, opening right. The customer has chosen the operating nut and the exterior color. The quote states a working pressure of 350 psi and shell and seat test pressures of 500 psi. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a 5-1/4 inch Super Centurion 250 fire hydrant with a 6 inch flange inlet, regular 2-1/2 inch National Standard hose threads and integral 5 inch Storz pumper connection, opening right. The customer has chosen the operating nut and the exterior color. The quote states a working pressure of 350 psi and shell and seat test pressures of 500 psi. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a 5-1/4 inch Super Centurion 250 fire hydrant with a 6 inch flange inlet, regular 2-1/2 inch National Standard hose threads and integral 5 inch Storz pumper connection, opening right. The customer has chosen the operating nut and the exterior color. The quote states a working pressure of 250 psi and shell and seat test pressures of 500 psi. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a 4-1/2 inch Super Centurion 250 fire hydrant with a 6 inch slip-on joint inlet, regular 2-1/2 inch National Standard hose threads and regular 4-1/2 inch National Standard pumper thread, opening left, for DI O.D. PVC pipe with a gasket from another supplier. The customer has chosen the operating nut and has not chosen the exterior color. The quote states a working pressure of 250 psi and shell and seat test pressures of 500 psi. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a 4-1/2 inch Super Centurion 250 fire hydrant with a 6 inch slip-on joint inlet, regular 2-1/2 inch National Standard hose threads and regular 4-1/2 inch National Standard pumper thread, opening left, for DI O.D. PVC pipe with the gasket supplied by Mueller. The customer has chosen the operating nut and the exterior color. The quote states a working pressure of 250 psi and shell and seat test pressures of 500 psi. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a 5-1/4 inch Super Centurion 250 fire hydrant with an 8 inch standardized mechanical joint inlet, 3 inch hose threads to customer specification and 4-1/4 inch pumper thread to customer specification, opening right, with the upper barrel assembly option for an existing 107 hydrant. The customer has chosen the operating nut and the exterior color. The quote states a working pressure of 250 psi and shell and seat test pressures of 500 psi. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a 5-1/4 inch Super Centurion 250 fire hydrant with an 8 inch standardized mechanical joint inlet, 3 inch hose threads to customer specification and 4-1/4 inch pumper thread to customer specification, opening right, with the upper barrel assembly option for an existing 107 hydrant and the stop-in-bonnet option. The customer has chosen the operating nut and the exterior color. The quote states a working pressure of 250 psi and shell and seat test pressures of 500 psi. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Please quote a 5-1/4 inch Super Centurion 250 fire hydrant with an 8 inch standardized mechanical joint inlet, regular 2-1/2 inch National Standard hose threads and regular 4-1/2 inch National Standard pumper thread, opening right, with the upper barrel assembly option for an existing 107 hydrant and the stop-in-bonnet option. The customer has chosen the operating nut and the exterior color. The quote states a working pressure of 250 psi and shell and seat test pressures of 500 psi. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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