Predictika · Windows and doors

An AI sales agent's Premium Series window and door order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for a builder or a homeowner: a window or a patio door from the Weather Shield Premium Series, with its panels, size, lock, hardware, sill, grilles and interior finish. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of what the public Premium Series brochure says and returns a verdict and every reason.

Scope: Premium Series windows and patio doors: panel counts, size limits, lock points, hardware styles and finishes, sills, grilles and interior wood finish. See everything this validator covers

This validator models one Premium Series unit at a time, based on the public Weather Shield Premium Series brochure (09/22), not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Panels and size — bi-fold windows and bi-fold doors come with two to eight panels, multi-slide doors with two to ten, sliding patio doors with up to four and slider windows with two or three. Bi-fold windows go up to 24 feet wide and 6 feet 6 inches high, and multi-slide doors up to 50 feet wide and 10 feet high.
  • Hardware — window hardware finishes, with polished chrome only on contemporary casement and awning hardware; push-out hardware on casement windows only and only in black, rustic bronze and brushed nickel; and the separate finish lists for hinged and standard sliding patio doors and for multi-slide doors.
  • Locks, sills and grilles — the lock points the brochure lists per door type, the bi-fold sill options, and the bar sizes shown for simulated divided lite grilles and for grilles between the glass.
  • Interior wood — the brochure shows factory finishes on Pine and says not every finish is available on every species, so a finish on another species goes to a person for confirmation.

Any Premium Series configuration that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Weather Shield publishes no list prices, so this page shows no price build-up), glass and glazing options, exterior color names, screens, trim, designer hardware collections, hardware on bi-fold units, impact-rated Premium Coastal products and other Weather Shield product lines. The brochure is a marketing document, not an engineering catalog: where it gives no limit, the validator states none, and size limits it does not give (for example for casement windows) are not checked.

The AI sales agentBuilds the window or door configuration from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

6 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
Size and panel limits that differ by door typeOnly with care
Each product has its own panel range and, for two of them, a maximum width and height, so every product needs its own limit rules.		Panels, width and height are compared with the limits of the selected product in one request.
Hardware finishes that depend on the product and the hardware styleOnly with workarounds
A finish list per door type, plus exceptions such as polished chrome only on contemporary hardware and push-out hardware on casements only, is a web of dependent product rules.		The product, hardware style and finish are checked together, in any order.
Options a brochure describes but does not fully pin downOnly with workarounds
A rule that blocks everything the brochure does not list would reject legitimate orders, and one that allows everything would let wrong ones through.		A lock, sill or interior finish the brochure does not list for the product goes to a person for approval instead of being blocked.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a person 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 unit is 289 inches wide; the brochure gives a maximum width of 288 inches for this product.
2The unit is 79 inches high; the brochure gives a maximum height of 78 inches for this product.
3The unit has 9 panels; this product is offered with 2 to 8 panels.
4The unit has 1 panels; this product is offered with 2 to 8 panels.
5The unit has 11 panels; this product is offered with 2 to 10 panels.
6The unit is 601 inches wide; the brochure gives a maximum width of 600 inches for this product.
7The unit is 121 inches high; the brochure gives a maximum height of 120 inches for this product.
8The unit has 1 panels; this product is offered with 2 to 10 panels.
9The unit has 5 panels; this product is offered with 2 to 4 panels.
10The unit has 1 panels; this product is offered with 2 to 4 panels.
11The brochure gives three-point locking for hinged patio and bi-fold doors and two-point locking for multi-slide doors; a person should confirm the selected lock option with a Weather Shield dealer.
12The unit has 4 panels; this product is offered with 2 to 3 panels.
13The unit has 1 panels; this product is offered with 2 to 3 panels.
14Polished chrome is available only on contemporary casement and awning hardware.
15Push-out hardware is available only in black, rustic bronze and brushed nickel.
16Push-out hardware is offered on casement windows only.
17The selected hardware finish is not in the brochure window hardware finish list of white, tan, brushed nickel, bright brass, rustic bronze, black and polished chrome.
18The selected hardware finish is not in the brochure list for this door type; hinged and standard sliding doors list bright brass PVD, brushed nickel PVD, polished chrome, antique brass, oil-rubbed bronze and black, and multi-slide doors list satin nickel PVD, rustic bronze and matte black.
19The brochure offers the U-channel and ADA sills on bi-fold doors and windows; a person should confirm this sill for the selected product with a Weather Shield dealer.
20The grille bar size does not match the grille type; simulated divided lite bars are shown in 5/8, 7/8, 1-1/8 and 2 inch widths, and grilles between the glass in 11/16 inch sculptured and 5/8 inch flat.

  

  

    
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. Multi-slide door: Lakeside lodge multi-slide door, 12 panels, 58 ft wide, plain black hardware, three-point lock

    
The agent's request. Please quote one multi-slide patio door with 12 panels, 700 inches (58 ft 4 in) wide and 108 inches (9 ft) high, with black hardware and a three-point lock, a designer exterior color and a Pine interior in white poly. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Panel count outside the offered range. The unit has 12 panels; this product is offered with 2 to 10 panels.
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  • Unit wider than the brochure maximum. The unit is 700 inches wide; the brochure gives a maximum width of 600 inches for this product.
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  • Door hardware finish not in the brochure list. The selected hardware finish is not in the brochure list for this door type; hinged and standard sliding doors list bright brass PVD, brushed nickel PVD, polished chrome, antique brass, oil-rubbed bronze and black, and multi-slide doors list satin nickel PVD, rustic bronze and matte black.
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  • Lock option not listed for this door type. The brochure gives three-point locking for hinged patio and bi-fold doors and two-point locking for multi-slide doors; a person should confirm the selected lock option with a Weather Shield dealer.
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2. Multi-slide door: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one multi-slide patio door with 10 panels, 576 inches (48 ft) wide and 108 inches (9 ft) high, with matte black hardware and a two-point lock, a designer exterior color and a Pine interior in white poly. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
3. Bi-fold window: Kitchen pass-through bi-fold window with nine panels, 25 ft wide and 6 ft 8 in high

    
The agent's request. Please quote one bi-fold window with 9 panels, 300 inches (25 ft) wide and 80 inches (6 ft 8 in) high, a standard exterior color and a Pine interior in clear satin. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Panel count outside the offered range. The unit has 9 panels; this product is offered with 2 to 8 panels.
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  • Unit wider than the brochure maximum. The unit is 300 inches wide; the brochure gives a maximum width of 288 inches for this product.
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  • Unit taller than the brochure maximum. The unit is 80 inches high; the brochure gives a maximum height of 78 inches for this product.
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4. Bi-fold window: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote one bi-fold window with 6 panels, 280 inches (23 ft 4 in) wide and 78 inches (6 ft 6 in) high, with a U-channel sill, a standard exterior color and a Pine interior in clear satin. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
5. Casement hardware, grilles and interior: Casement with push-out hardware in polished chrome, sculptured simulated divided lite bars and an Oak interior

    
The agent's request. Please quote one casement window, 36 inches (3 ft) wide and 60 inches (5 ft) high, with push-out hardware in polished chrome, simulated divided lite grilles with 11/16 inch sculptured bars, a standard exterior color and a Oak interior in clear satin. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Polished chrome without contemporary hardware. Polished chrome is available only on contemporary casement and awning hardware.
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  • Push-out hardware finish not offered. Push-out hardware is available only in black, rustic bronze and brushed nickel.
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  • Grille bar size does not match the grille type. The grille bar size does not match the grille type; simulated divided lite bars are shown in 5/8, 7/8, 1-1/8 and 2 inch widths, and grilles between the glass in 11/16 inch sculptured and 5/8 inch flat.
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  • Interior finish on a wood species other than Pine. The brochure shows factory finishes on Pine and says not every finish is available on every wood species; a person should confirm this finish on the selected species with a Weather Shield dealer.
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6. Casement hardware, grilles and interior: Contemporary hardware, 7/8 inch simulated divided lite bars and an unfinished Oak interior

    
The agent's request. Please quote one casement window, 36 inches (3 ft) wide and 60 inches (5 ft) high, with contemporary hardware in polished chrome, simulated divided lite grilles with 7/8 inch bars, a standard exterior color and a Oak interior in unfinished. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

  

  

    
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 a builder or a homeowner: a window or a patio door from the Weather Shield Premium Series. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of what the public Premium Series brochure says and returns a verdict and every reason.
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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 casement window, 36 inches (3 ft) wide and 60 inches (5 ft) high, with push-out hardware in polished chrome. It is ready to send. 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 three findings and one approval, all in one answer. Polished chrome is available only on contemporary casement and awning hardware. Push-out hardware is available only in black, rustic bronze and brushed nickel. The grille bar size does not match the grille type; simulated divided lite bars are shown in 5/8, 7/8, 1-1/8 and 2 inch widths, and grilles between the glass in 11/16 inch sculptured and 5/8 inch flat.
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  6. The validator returned three blocking findings and one approval 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 size and panel limits that differ by door type, 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 hardware style to contemporary hardware, the grille bar to 7/8 inch and the interior finish to unfinished.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All four earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Four problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, 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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