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An AI sales agent's compact excavator quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a Wacker Neuson tracked or wheeled excavator with its model, undercarriage, boom, options and quick hitch, and states the operating weight, fuel tank and ground clearance it expects. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published configuration options and technical data and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Wacker Neuson ET65, EZ80, ET90, ET145, EW65 and EW100 excavators: undercarriage, boom, options and quick hitch by model, and the operating weight, fuel tank and ground clearance the quote states. See everything this validator covers

This validator models quotes for the Wacker Neuson tracked excavators ET65, EZ80, ET90 and ET145 and the wheeled excavators EW65 and EW100, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Undercarriage and boom — rubber, hybrid or steel tracks on the tracked models and dual or balloon tires on the wheeled models, and the articulated boom, which is listed for the ET65, ET90, EW65 and EW100 only.
  • Options listed by model — the dozer blade, stabilizer support, road traffic accessories, 30 km/h travel and cruise control (wheeled models), all-wheel steering, mudguards, tool box, hose-rupture valve and steering logic switch-over (EW100), the counterweight, LED lighting and drive signal, and the Easy Lock, OilQuick and Lehnhoff quick hitch systems.
  • Figures the quote states — the operating weight (the listed range for the model), the fuel tank volume and the ground clearance, compared with the technical data, and a referral to a person for an option that is not on the configuration list.

Any order for these six models that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (the brochure lists none, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), other Wacker Neuson excavators, the cab, hydraulic circuit, paint and security choices that the brochure lists as available on every model, and the lift capacity tables.

The AI sales agentBuilds the excavator 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 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 exist for only some of six modelsOnly with care
Each option is available on a different set of models, so every option is another condition on the model, and the sets change when a model is added.		Model and options are in one request, so an option the model does not offer is found whichever order the choices arrive in.
A weight the quote states that must fall within the listed rangeOnly with workarounds
The listed weight is a range that depends on the model, and the quote carries a free-entry figure; a rules-based CPQ needs a lookup table and a separate field that stay in step.		The stated weight travels with the order and is compared with the listed range for the model on every call.
Quick hitch systems that exist for some models onlyOnly with care
Three families of hitch systems are each missing from one model, which is easy to get wrong when a rep picks one by name.		The hitch is checked against the model together with every other choice.
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 undercarriage is listed as tracks (rubber, hybrid or steel) on the ET65, EZ80, ET90 and ET145 and as tires (dual or balloon) on the EW65 and EW100; this order mixes them.
2The articulated boom is listed for the ET65, ET90, EW65 and EW100 only.
3The front or rear dozer blade, stabilizer support, road traffic regulation accessories, 30 km/h travel and cruise control are listed for the wheeled excavators (EW65 and EW100) only.
4All-wheel steering, mudguards, the tool box, the hose-rupture valve for the bucket cylinder and the steering logic switch-over are listed for the EW100 only.
5The counterweight option is listed for the ET65, EZ80 and ET90 only.
6LED lighting is not listed for the ET145 and the EW100.
7The drive signal is not listed for the ET145.
8This quick hitch system is not listed for this model (Easy Lock systems are not listed for the ET145, OilQuick systems are listed for the ET145 only, and Lehnhoff systems are not listed for the ET90).
9The quote states an operating weight of 6,077 kg; this model is listed at 6,078 to 6,954 kg, depending on equipment.
10The quote states an operating weight of 6,955 kg; this model is listed at 6,078 to 6,954 kg, depending on equipment.
11The quote states an operating weight of 16,336 kg; this model is listed at 15,551 to 16,335 kg, depending on equipment.
12The quote states a fuel tank of 205 l; this model is listed at 85 l.
13The quote states a fuel tank of 85 l; this model is listed at 205 l.
14The quote states a ground clearance of 285 mm; this model is listed at 284 mm.
15The quote states a ground clearance of 237 mm; this model is listed at 340 mm.
16Wacker Neuson states that product data varies with the options chosen and that not every product or option is available in every country, and offers a specific quote on request; a person should confirm an option that is not on the configuration list.
17The quote states an operating weight of 5,000 kg; this model is listed at 6,078 to 6,954 kg, depending on equipment.

  

  

    
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. Options by model: An ET145 with an Easy Lock hitch and LED lighting

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Wacker Neuson ET145 excavator on steel tracks with a monoblock boom, with LED lighting and an Easy Lock hitch. The quote states an operating weight of 16,000 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • LED lighting not offered. LED lighting is not listed for the ET145 and the EW100.
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  • Quick hitch system not offered. This quick hitch system is not listed for this model (Easy Lock systems are not listed for the ET145, OilQuick systems are listed for the ET145 only, and Lehnhoff systems are not listed for the ET90).
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2. Options by model: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Wacker Neuson ET145 excavator on steel tracks with a monoblock boom, with an OilQuick hitch with Powertilt and load hook. The quote states an operating weight of 16,000 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Listed technical data. Operating weight 15,551 to 16,335 kg, fuel tank 205 l, ground clearance 480 mm.
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3. Tracked or wheeled: An ET90 on dual tires with a dozer blade

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Wacker Neuson ET90 excavator on dual tires with a monoblock boom, with a front or rear dozer blade. The quote states an operating weight of 9,000 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Undercarriage does not match the model. The undercarriage is listed as tracks (rubber, hybrid or steel) on the ET65, EZ80, ET90 and ET145 and as tires (dual or balloon) on the EW65 and EW100; this order mixes them.
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  • Wheeled-excavator option on a tracked model. The front or rear dozer blade, stabilizer support, road traffic regulation accessories, 30 km/h travel and cruise control are listed for the wheeled excavators (EW65 and EW100) only.
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4. Tracked or wheeled: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Wacker Neuson ET90 excavator on rubber tracks with a monoblock boom, with a front or rear dozer blade. The quote states an operating weight of 9,000 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Wheeled-excavator option on a tracked model. The front or rear dozer blade, stabilizer support, road traffic regulation accessories, 30 km/h travel and cruise control are listed for the wheeled excavators (EW65 and EW100) only.
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5. Tracked or wheeled: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Wacker Neuson ET90 excavator on rubber tracks with a monoblock boom. The quote states an operating weight of 9,000 kg. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Listed technical data. Operating weight 8,710 to 9,988 kg, fuel tank 85 l, ground clearance 370 mm.
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6. Figures the quote states: An EZ80 quoted at 9,500 kg with a 205 l fuel tank

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Wacker Neuson EZ80 excavator on rubber tracks with a monoblock boom. The quote states an operating weight of 9,500 kg, a fuel tank of 205 l and a ground clearance of 357 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Stated operating weight outside the listed range. The quote states an operating weight of 9,500 kg; this model is listed at 7,918 to 9,208 kg, depending on equipment.
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  • Stated fuel tank differs from the listed volume. The quote states a fuel tank of 205 l; this model is listed at 85 l.
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7. Figures the quote states: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Wacker Neuson EZ80 excavator on rubber tracks with a monoblock boom. The quote states an operating weight of 8,500 kg, a fuel tank of 85 l and a ground clearance of 357 mm. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Listed technical data. Operating weight 7,918 to 9,208 kg, fuel tank 85 l, ground clearance 357 mm.
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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 a quote for a Wacker Neuson tracked or wheeled excavator with its model, undercarriage, boom. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the published configuration options and technical data 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 a Wacker Neuson ET90 excavator on dual tires with a monoblock boom, with a front or rear dozer blade. The quote states an operating weight of 9,000 kg. 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 two findings, all in one answer. The undercarriage is listed as tracks (rubber, hybrid or steel) on the ET65, EZ80, ET90 and ET145 and as tires (dual or balloon) on the EW65 and EW100; this order mixes them. The front or rear dozer blade, stabilizer support, road traffic regulation accessories, 30 km/h travel and cruise control are listed for the wheeled excavators (EW65 and EW100) only.
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  6. The validator returned two 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 options that exist for only some of six models, 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 undercarriage to rubber tracks.
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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 front or rear dozer blade, stabilizer support, road traffic regulation accessories, 30 km/h travel and cruise control are listed for the wheeled excavators (EW65 and EW100) only.
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  12. One finding cleared. Still blocking: wheeled-excavator option on a tracked model.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It removes the front or rear dozer blade.
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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. Two 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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