Predictika · luminaires, drivers, controls, outdoor ratings, utility rebates and discount authority
An AI sales agent prepares a lighting project quote for a fictional customer: a luminaire family, a driver, a control system, an indoor or outdoor location, a region, an optional utility rebate, a fixture count and a discount. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the compatibility, rebate and approval rules and returns a verdict, every reason, and the price it computed.
This validator models lighting project quotes in the style of Signify, with four luminaire families, four drivers and four control levels — not just the scenarios shown below.
Any project quote for these luminaires, drivers, controls and regions is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. It does not cover other Signify product lines, lighting design or photometric calculations, or real list prices.
6 scenarios in 5 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 or Conga) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Driver and control compatibility | Only with workarounds A product rule per driver, control and luminaire combination; each new driver multiplies the rules. | Each requirement is a catalog attribute compared with the quote. |
| Power limit of the driver | Only with care A validation rule per driver family comparing wattage; easy to forget when a new luminaire is added. | The luminaire power is compared with the driver limit on every call. |
| Outdoor rating by location | Only with care A rule tied to a location field and a luminaire attribute; usually added late. | The location and the IP rating are compared directly. |
| Utility rebate with three conditions | Only with workarounds Eligibility lives in a spreadsheet or separate system, so the quote is built before the answer is known. | Luminaire, control level and region are three separate findings returned together. |
| Volume discount stacked with an extra discount | Only with workarounds Stacked schedules and approval limits; double counting is common. | The total discount is one calculation; the approval band and the limit are separate findings. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved, 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 | Total discount of 17 percent is above the 15 percent a rep can give; sales director must approve. |
| 2 | Total discount of 16 percent is above the 15 percent a rep can give; sales director must approve. |
| 3 | 1200 fixtures is at or above 1000; supply chain must confirm the lead time. |
| 4 | Project value of USD 349695.0 is above USD 250000 and needs a deal desk review. |
| 5 | The Fixed output driver supports dimming level 0 but the DALI networked control needs level 2. |
| 6 | The Recessed LED downlight is rated IP44; outdoor use needs IP65 or higher. |
| 7 | The Warehouse LED high bay supports dimming level 2 but the Connected sensor node needs level 3. |
| 8 | The 150 watt Warehouse LED high bay exceeds the 100 watt limit of the D4i sensor ready driver. |
| 9 | The Recessed LED downlight is not eligible for a utility rebate. |
| 10 | A utility rebate needs networked controls of level 2 or higher; the 0-10V wall dimmer is level 1. |
| 11 | Utility rebates are only offered for projects in North America; the project region is EU. |
| 12 | 6000 fixtures are outside the 1 to 5000 fixtures of one quote. |
| 13 | 6000 fixtures is at or above 1000; supply chain must confirm the lead time. |
| 14 | Project value of USD 783840.0 is above USD 250000 and needs a deal desk review. |
| 15 | Total discount of 27 percent exceeds the 25 percent limit. |
| 16 | The Fixed output driver supports dimming level 0 but the Connected sensor node needs level 3. |
| 17 | The 0-10V dimming driver supports dimming level 1 but the Connected sensor node needs level 3. |
| 18 | The quoted net total of USD 37637.1 does not match the USD 40470.0 the validator computed. |
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. Recessed LED panels with fixed output drivers and DALI networked control, 300 fixtures. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Recessed LED panels with DALI drivers and DALI networked control, 300 fixtures for an indoor project in North America. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Warehouse high bays with D4i drivers and connected sensor nodes, 50 fixtures. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Outdoor floodlights with fixed output drivers, connected sensor nodes and the utility rebate for a European site. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. The same panel project with another 12 percent off to win the account. Ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Warehouse high bays with DALI control for a North American project, with the utility rebate applied. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.