Predictika · Galaxy VL and Galaxy VX data center UPS

An AI sales agent's Galaxy UPS quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent drafts a quote for a three-phase data center UPS: Galaxy VL or Galaxy VX frames with power modules, parallel units and an external bypass cabinet, lithium-ion or VRLA battery cabinets, startup and an Advantage service plan, in euros. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model, compares the total the agent states with the one it computes, and returns every finding together with the line-item quote.

Scope: Galaxy VL and Galaxy VX three-phase data center UPS: frames, power modules, parallel units, battery cabinets and Advantage service plans. See everything this validator covers

This validator is built for one thing: configuring and quoting a Galaxy VL or Galaxy VX three-phase data center UPS. It does not know other power, cooling, automation or building-management product lines; only the UPS, battery and service rules below.

  • Frames, modules and capacity — six frames (Galaxy VL at 200, 300 and 500 kW; Galaxy VX at 750, 1000 and 1500 kW), power modules against frame slots, usable capacity under N and N+1 redundancy against the load, engineering review above 90 percent of usable capacity, the parallel-unit limit and the external maintenance bypass cabinet a parallel system needs.
  • Battery cabinets — runtime and discharge power from the cabinet count and the load, the VL-only lithium-ion cabinet excluded from Galaxy VX, and a ventilated room for VRLA.
  • Site tier and service — N+1 required for Tier 3 and 4 sites, a service plan for Tier 3 and above, 7x24 four hour response for Tier 4, service terms of 1 to 5 years, and generator sizing review.
  • Commercial terms — lead time from frame and battery availability against the need date, discount authority by equipment value (15 percent for a rep, 25 percent with approval, 35 percent on projects over EUR 500,000), and the total the agent states.

Within that scope the validator handles any Galaxy VL or Galaxy VX configuration across these frames, battery types, site tiers and service plans, not just the seven scenarios shown on this page. It is an illustrative model built from public product information; prices, lead times and limits are fictional, and it does not use Schneider Electric's internal rules.

The AI sales agentBuilds the Galaxy UPS 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 4 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
Usable capacity under N and N+1 across parallel unitsOnly with care
Capacity depends on units, modules per frame and the redundancy choice together. It takes separate rules for each case, and a missed case lets an undersized UPS through.		Usable capacity is computed from the units, modules and redundancy on every call.
Battery runtime and discharge power from a cabinet countOnly with care
Two independent reasons to add cabinets, runtime and discharge power, both computed from the count and the load, and both have to be kept in step with the catalog.		Both are computed together and each failure comes back in the same answer.
Site-tier rules that reach across redundancy and the service planOnly with care
A Tier 3 or 4 site constrains the redundancy mode and the service plan at once. Cross-field rules like that are possible, but each one is written and maintained by hand.		All tier rules are evaluated together with the rest of the model.
A stated total that does not match the computed priceOnly with care
A validation rule can compare a stated total with a calculated field, but only if the stated total is a field on the quote, which it rarely is.		The stated total travels with the quote and is compared with the computed one on every call.

  

  

    
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.

    
1Load above the usable capacity for the redundancy mode.
2VRLA batteries quoted for a site with no ventilated battery room.
3A Tier 4 site on a service plan without 7x24 four hour response.
4Service term outside 1 to 5 years.
5Lead time longer than the customer can wait.
6Discount above the most that can be approved for the equipment value.
7A parallel system quoted without an external bypass cabinet.
8The VL-only lithium-ion cabinet quoted with a Galaxy VX frame.
9The agent's stated total does not match the computed total.
10Discount above what a sales rep can give alone: needs approval.

  

  

    
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. Capacity and redundancy: Load larger than the usable capacity

    
The agent's request. Please quote two Galaxy VX 1000 kW frames in parallel with an external bypass cabinet, three power modules per frame, N+1 redundancy, for a load of 1,500 kW, with 8 high-energy lithium-ion battery cabinets for 5 minutes of runtime, in a Tier 4 site, Advantage Ultra service for 5 years, a 2,500 kVA generator, and a 15 percent discount. The customer needs delivery in 20 weeks. The quote states a total of €1,299,200.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Load exceeds usable capacity. Load of 1,500 kW is above the 1,250 kW usable capacity in this redundancy mode.
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2. Capacity and redundancy: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote two Galaxy VX 1000 kW frames in parallel with an external bypass cabinet, four power modules per frame, N+1 redundancy, for a load of 1,500 kW, with 8 high-energy lithium-ion battery cabinets for 5 minutes of runtime, in a Tier 4 site, Advantage Ultra service for 5 years, a 2,500 kVA generator, and a 15 percent discount. The customer needs delivery in 20 weeks. The quote states a total of €1,414,400.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Total €1,414,400.00: frame €280,000.00; power modules €384,000.00; battery cabinets €416,000.00; bypass €72,000.00; startup €32,000.00; service €403,200.00; discount €-172,800.00.
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3. Battery room and site tier: Tier 4 site, VRLA battery room and service plan

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Galaxy VL 500 kW frame, eight power modules per frame, N+1 redundancy, for a load of 300 kW, with 3 large VRLA battery cabinets for 10 minutes of runtime, in a Tier 4 site, Advantage Plus service for 3 years. The customer needs delivery in 10 weeks. The quote states a total of €248,485.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Battery room not ventilated. VRLA batteries need a ventilated battery room; the site has none.
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  • Service plan too basic for the site tier. A Tier 4 site requires 7x24 four hour response; Advantage Plus 5x8 next business day does not provide it.
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4. Battery room and site tier: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Galaxy VL 500 kW frame, eight power modules per frame, N+1 redundancy, for a load of 300 kW, with 3 large VRLA battery cabinets for 10 minutes of runtime, in a Tier 4 site with a ventilated battery room, Advantage Ultra service for 3 years. The customer needs delivery in 10 weeks. The quote states a total of €264,310.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Total €264,310.00: frame €78,000.00; power modules €76,000.00; battery cabinets €57,000.00; startup €9,000.00; service €44,310.00.
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5. Delivery, term and discount: Service term, delivery date and discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Galaxy VL 300 kW frame, five power modules per frame, N redundancy, for a load of 180 kW, with 2 VL lithium-ion battery cabinets for 10 minutes of runtime, in a Tier 2 site, Advantage Ultra service for 7 years, and a 40 percent discount. The customer needs delivery in 6 weeks. The quote states a total of €180,855.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Service term not offered. A service term of 7 years is not offered; choose 1 to 5 years.
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  • Delivery is too slow. Lead time is about 8 weeks (frame 8, batteries 8); the customer needs delivery in 6.
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  • Discount above what can be approved. A discount of 40 percent is above the 25 percent that can be approved on €159,500.00 of equipment.
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6. Delivery, term and discount: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one Galaxy VL 300 kW frame, five power modules per frame, N redundancy, for a load of 180 kW, with 2 VL lithium-ion battery cabinets for 10 minutes of runtime, in a Tier 2 site, Advantage Ultra service for 5 years, and a 20 percent discount. The customer needs delivery in 10 weeks. The quote states a total of €190,425.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Discount needs approval. A discount of 20 percent is above the 15 percent a sales rep can give alone.
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  • Quote summary. Total €190,425.00: frame €52,000.00; power modules €47,500.00; battery cabinets €60,000.00; startup €7,000.00; service €55,825.00; discount €-31,900.00.
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7. Parallel VX system: Battery fit, bypass cabinet and stated total

    
The agent's request. Please quote two Galaxy VX 750 kW frames in parallel with an external bypass cabinet, three power modules per frame, N+1 redundancy, for a load of 900 kW, with 6 VL lithium-ion battery cabinets for 5 minutes of runtime, in a Tier 2 site, Advantage Ultra service for 3 years. The customer needs delivery in 20 weeks. The quote states a total of €885,480.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Bypass cabinet missing. A parallel system of 2 units needs an external maintenance bypass cabinet; none is quoted.
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  • Battery cabinet not allowed on this frame. Galaxy lithium-ion cabinet for VL is qualified for Galaxy VL only and cannot be used with Galaxy VX 750 kW frame.
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  • Quoted total does not match. Stated total does not match: the agent stated €885,480.00; the validator computes €860,480.00.
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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 drafts a quote for a three-phase data center UPS: Galaxy VL or Galaxy VX frames with power modules, parallel units and an external bypass cabinet, lithium-ion or VRLA battery cabinets, and more. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model, compares the total the agent states with the one it computes, and returns every finding together with the line-item quote.
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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 one Galaxy VL 300 kW frame, five power modules per frame, N redundancy, for a load of 180 kW. The customer needs delivery in 6 weeks. The rest of the request is on screen. The quote states a total of €180,855.00.
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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. A service term of 7 years is not offered; choose 1 to 5 years. Lead time is about 8 weeks (frame 8, batteries 8); the customer needs delivery in 6. A discount of 40 percent is above the 25 percent that can be approved on €159,500.00 of equipment.
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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 site-tier rules that reach across redundancy and the service plan, 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 service years to 5, the delivery needed to 10 weeks, the discount to 20 percent and the quoted total to 190,425 EUR.
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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 validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with Galaxy VL 300 kW frame and Galaxy VL 50 kW power module; the other four lines are on screen.
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  13. The three blocking findings are cleared; one approval remains for a person: discount needs approval.
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  14. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and the corrected quote now goes to a person for approval. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer.
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