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An AI sales agent's weather transmitter order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for Vaisala WXT530 series weather transmitters: the version, communication interface, analog option, data connector, heating, cable and calibration certificate. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the options on the public order form and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Weather Transmitter WXT530 series orders (WXT531 to WXT536): version, communication interface, analog inputs or mA outputs, data connector, heating, cable and calibration certificate. See everything this validator covers

This validator models orders for the WXT530 series as laid out in the public order form, datasheet and user guide, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Version and measurements — each version measures a fixed set of parameters (WXT536: wind, rain, pressure, temperature and humidity; WXT535: rain, pressure, temperature, humidity; WXT534: pressure, temperature, humidity; WXT533: wind and rain; WXT532: wind; WXT531: rain), checked against what the customer needs and against the parameter count the quote states.
  • Options that belong to one version — heating (every version except the WXT534), the analog inputs option (WXT536 only) and the mA output option (WXT532 only).
  • Connector, cable and interface — the cables with an M12 connector and the USB communication interfaces need the 8-pin M12 male connector on the transmitter; heating with the 50 meter cable or with a USB cable goes to a person to confirm the power supply.
  • Calibration — the accredited wind calibration (MEASNET) needs a version that measures wind.

Any WXT530 order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Vaisala does not publish list prices, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), other Vaisala products, accessories and spare parts, manuals, packing and installation. Assumptions: the need for the M12 connector with M12 cables and USB interfaces is read from the user guide's cable descriptions, and the wind calibration is treated as needing a version with a wind sensor.

The AI sales agentBuilds the transmitter order 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
Options that belong to one version: heating, analog inputs, mA outputOnly with care
Each option needs a dependency rule tied to the version, and an order form revision means editing every one of them.		The version and every option arrive in one request and are checked together on every call.
Measurements the customer needs against what a version measuresOnly with care
A table of which version measures what, plus a rule per need; it works but is easy to leave out of step with the form.		The needs and the version are compared on every call, with all the other rules.
Parts that depend on each other: M12 cables and USB interfaces need the M12 connectorOnly with workarounds
The connector and the cable are on different order-form lines, so the dependency needs a cross-line rule that interacts with the others.		All lines are in one request and the connector is checked against the cable and the interface.
A person to confirm the heating power supplyOnly with care
This is not an error but needs sign-off, and an approval step is easy to leave out.		The approval is raised when heating is combined with the 50 meter cable or a USB cable, and the order cannot be released until it is approved.
Parameter count the quote statesOnly with care
A stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with the version, but each version needs its own count.		The stated count travels with the order and is compared with the version on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote 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.

  

  

    
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.

    
1The customer needs wind speed and direction; the quoted version does not measure wind (versions with wind: WXT532, WXT533 and WXT536).
2The customer needs rainfall; the quoted version does not measure it (versions with rainfall: WXT531, WXT533, WXT535 and WXT536).
3The customer needs pressure, temperature and humidity; the quoted version does not measure them (versions with these: WXT534, WXT535 and WXT536).
4Heating is not available on the WXT534.
5The analog inputs option (solar radiation, external temperature, level, tipping bucket) is available only on the WXT536.
6The mA output option (analog outputs for wind speed and direction) is available only on the WXT532.
7The quoted cable has an 8-pin M12 connector at the transmitter end, so the data connector must be the 8-pin M12 male connector.
8The USB communication interfaces use a 1.4 m USB / M12 cable, so the data connector must be the 8-pin M12 male connector.
9The accredited wind calibration (MEASNET) needs a version that measures wind.
10The quote states 4 weather parameters per transmitter; the quoted version measures 5.
11Heating with the 50 meter cable needs a 24 VDC power supply; a person should confirm the customer supply.
12The USB cables do not power the sensor heating; a person should confirm the customer has a separate heating supply.
13The quote states 5 weather parameters per transmitter; the quoted version measures 1.

  

  

    
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. Version and heating: A heated order for a wind and weather station network on the WXT534

    
The agent's request. Please quote six WXT534 weather transmitters with heating, using the RS-485 (19200 baud) communication interface, the 8-pin M12 male data connector, a 10 m shielded cable with an M12 connector and factory test reports, for a customer that needs wind speed and direction and pressure, temperature and humidity. The quote states 3 weather parameters per transmitter. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Wind not measured by this version. The customer needs wind speed and direction; the quoted version does not measure wind (versions with wind: WXT532, WXT533 and WXT536).
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  • Heating not available on the WXT534. Heating is not available on the WXT534.
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2. Version and heating: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote six WXT536 weather transmitters with heating, using the RS-485 (19200 baud) communication interface, the 8-pin M12 male data connector, a 10 m shielded cable with an M12 connector and factory test reports, for a customer that needs wind speed and direction and pressure, temperature and humidity. The quote states 5 weather parameters per transmitter. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 6 transmitters, each measuring 5 weather parameters.
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3. Options and connector: An order with analog inputs and an M12 cable on the WXT533

    
The agent's request. Please quote four WXT533 weather transmitters, using the SDI-12 communication interface, the analog inputs option, no data connector (bushing and grounding accessories only), a 10 m shielded cable with an M12 connector and factory test reports, for a customer that needs wind speed and direction, rainfall and pressure, temperature and humidity. The quote states 5 weather parameters per transmitter. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Pressure, temperature and humidity not measured. The customer needs pressure, temperature and humidity; the quoted version does not measure them (versions with these: WXT534, WXT535 and WXT536).
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  • Analog inputs only on the WXT536. The analog inputs option (solar radiation, external temperature, level, tipping bucket) is available only on the WXT536.
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  • M12 cable needs the M12 connector. The quoted cable has an 8-pin M12 connector at the transmitter end, so the data connector must be the 8-pin M12 male connector.
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  • Stated parameters do not match. The quote states 5 weather parameters per transmitter; the quoted version measures 2.
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4. Options and connector: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote four WXT536 weather transmitters, using the SDI-12 communication interface, the analog inputs option, no data connector (bushing and grounding accessories only), a 10 m shielded cable with an M12 connector and factory test reports, for a customer that needs wind speed and direction, rainfall and pressure, temperature and humidity. The quote states 5 weather parameters per transmitter. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • M12 cable needs the M12 connector. The quoted cable has an 8-pin M12 connector at the transmitter end, so the data connector must be the 8-pin M12 male connector.
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5. Options and connector: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote four WXT536 weather transmitters, using the SDI-12 communication interface, the analog inputs option, the 8-pin M12 male data connector, a 10 m shielded cable with an M12 connector and factory test reports, for a customer that needs wind speed and direction, rainfall and pressure, temperature and humidity. The quote states 5 weather parameters per transmitter. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 4 transmitters, each measuring 5 weather parameters.
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6. Heating power supply: A heated USB order with a 50 m cable for a rain and weather network

    
The agent's request. Please quote eight WXT535 weather transmitters with heating, using the USB/RS-232 communication interface, the 8-pin M12 male data connector, a 50 m shielded cable with an M12 connector and factory test reports, for a customer that needs rainfall and pressure, temperature and humidity. The quote states 4 weather parameters per transmitter. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • 50 meter cable with heating needs 24 VDC. Heating with the 50 meter cable needs a 24 VDC power supply; a person should confirm the customer supply.
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  • USB cable does not power the heating. The USB cables do not power the sensor heating; a person should confirm the customer has a separate heating supply.
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  • Order summary. 8 transmitters, each measuring 4 weather parameters.
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7. Heating power supply: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote eight WXT535 weather transmitters with heating, using the RS-485 (19200 baud) communication interface, the 8-pin M12 male data connector, a 10 m shielded cable with an M12 connector and factory test reports, for a customer that needs rainfall and pressure, temperature and humidity. The quote states 4 weather parameters per transmitter. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 8 transmitters, each measuring 4 weather parameters.
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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 an order for Vaisala WXT530 series weather transmitters: the version, communication interface, analog option, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the options on the public order form 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 four WXT533 weather transmitters, using the SDI-12 communication interface, the analog inputs option, no data connector (bushing and grounding accessories only). The quote states 5 weather parameters per transmitter. 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 four findings, all in one answer. The customer needs pressure, temperature and humidity; the quoted version does not measure them (versions with these: WXT534, WXT535 and WXT536). The analog inputs option, such as solar radiation and external temperature, is available only on the WXT536. The quoted cable has an 8-pin M12 connector at the transmitter end, so the data connector must be the 8-pin M12 male connector. The other one is on screen.
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  6. The validator returned four 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 depend on each other: M12 cables and USB interfaces need the M12 connector, a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the version to WXT536.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Still blocked, with one finding, all in one answer. The quoted cable has an 8-pin M12 connector at the transmitter end, so the data connector must be the 8-pin M12 male connector.
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  12. Three findings cleared. Still blocking: M12 cable needs the M12 connector.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the data connector to 8-pin M12 male connector.
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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. Four 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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