Predictika · Quotes for Tacton’s own product suite: products, users, connectors, support, term and discount authority
An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a fictional customer buying Tacton’s own suite: CPQ, Configuration Lifecycle Management, Configured Order Fulfillment, Design Automation, add-on modules, users, connectors, support and a contract term. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika’s validator, which checks it against the product and discount rules, compares the contract total the agent states with the one it computes, and returns a verdict with every reason.
This validator models quotes for Tacton’s own suite: CPQ, Configuration Lifecycle Management, Configured Order Fulfillment, Design Automation and their add-ons. It handles any combination of these modules, users, seats, connectors, support plans and terms, not just the scenarios shown below. Module dependencies follow Tacton’s public product descriptions where they are stated and Predictika’s own reading where they are not.
It does not price or configure any other vendor’s products, and it does not know real Tacton prices, which are not published; all prices on this page are illustrative.
8 scenarios in 4 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 Revenue Cloud) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator catches | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| Module dependencies in any order | Only with care Each dependency is a separate rule in each direction; a rep who adds Layout Planning first, then turns Visual Configuration off, can hit a conflict that is reported late or not at all. | Dependencies are checked together, so a contradiction is reported with the choice that caused it. |
| A short list of requirements across product families | Only with care Core product, CAD seats, admin users and connector prerequisites are simple validation rules, but each fires on its own as the quote is saved. | All of them are evaluated at once and returned together. |
| Discount authority that depends on term length | Only with workarounds The rep cap changes with the term (10, 15 or 20 percent) and a separate maximum applies; changing the term silently changes who must approve. | The cap is computed from the term on every call, and the verdict says which limit applies. |
| Graduated tiers, suite discount, support and term discounts | Only with care Doable in price rules, but the order in which the discounts apply matters and is easy to get wrong when a rate changes. | Every figure is computed from the same inputs and returned as quote lines that reconcile. |
| The contract total the agent states | Only with workarounds Comparing a stated total with the computed one needs a separate rule per quote layout, and price rules rarely run on a figure the agent typed. | The stated total is a field in the request and is checked against the computed total. |
| 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 whatever order the choices arrive, and one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| Rule | Effect | What it checks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | computed | Every module and connector dependency is enforced in both directions, in any order the choices arrive (for example Layout Planning needs Visual Configuration, which needs CPQ; Power BI needs Analytics) |
| 2 | computed | Users, CAD seats and web sessions imply the module they run on (sales and partner users need CPQ, CAD seats need Design Automation, anonymous sessions need Self-Service Channels) |
| 3 | block | At least one core product is required: CPQ, Configuration Lifecycle Management, Configured Order Fulfillment or Design Automation |
| 4 | block | Design Automation needs at least 1 CAD seat |
| 5 | block | CPQ and Configuration Lifecycle Management need at least 1 admin or modeler user |
| 6 | block | An Oracle or Infor ERP connector needs CPQ or Configured Order Fulfillment |
| 7 | block | The Inriver PIM connector needs CPQ or Configuration Lifecycle Management |
| 8 | note | More than 50 sales users per admin is flagged |
| 9 | note | More than 500 thousand anonymous web sessions a year on Essential support is flagged |
| 10 | note | Configured Order Fulfillment without Configuration Lifecycle Management is flagged |
| 11 | computed | Sales users are priced in graduated tiers: first 50, 51 to 200, 201 and up |
| 12 | computed | Connected-suite discount when CPQ, CLM and Configured Order Fulfillment are all chosen; support plan fee as a share of the subscription; 3-year and 5-year term discounts |
| 13 | approval, then block | Extra discount: a rep may give up to 10 percent on a 1-year term, 15 on 3 years, 20 on 5 years; above that needs deal desk approval; above 35 percent is blocked |
| 14 | note | Annual net above the customer budget is flagged |
| 15 | block | The contract total the agent states must match the validator total within $1 |
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. Quote for one Oracle ERP connector, 1-year term. Total contract value $8,000.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Tacton CPQ with 25 sales users and the Oracle ERP connector, 1-year term. Total contract value $105,500.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Tacton CPQ with 25 sales users, 2 admin users and the Oracle ERP connector, 1-year term. Total contract value $105,500.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for Tacton CPQ with 60 sales users and 2 admin users, 1-year term, with an 18 percent extra discount. Total contract value $120,540.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Quote for Tacton CPQ with 60 sales users and 2 admin users, 5-year term, with an 18 percent extra discount. Total contract value $530,376.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for Tacton CPQ, Configuration Lifecycle Management and Configured Order Fulfillment for 150 sales users and 4 admin users, with the SAP and Oracle connectors and Priority support, 3-year term. Total contract value $1,098,209.52. Ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Quote for Tacton CPQ, Configuration Lifecycle Management and Configured Order Fulfillment for 150 sales users and 4 admin users, with the SAP and Oracle connectors and Priority support, 3-year term. Total contract value $1,168,308.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Quote for Tacton CPQ with Visual Configuration and Analytics for 80 sales users and 2 admin users, with the Dynamics 365 connector, 1-year term. Total contract value $223,000.00. Ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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