Configure-to-Order & Product Configuration worked example

Configuration Rule Coverage at 99% target rule coverage for go-live: a worked example

Push target rule coverage for go-live up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. tracking CPQ rule completeness and governance

The inputs for this scenario

  • Validated configuration rules live in the configurator: 340 rules (unchanged)
  • Configuration rules required for full product coverage: 410 rules (unchanged)
  • Target rule coverage for go-live: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Configuration Rule Coverage = validated configuration rules active ÷ configuration rules needed × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 82.93 % for configuration rule coverage, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 16.07 points for configuration rule coverage gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 340 count for validated configuration rules active.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 410 count for configuration rules needed.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target rule coverage for go-live sits at 95% and the headline result is 82.93 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 82.93 %.
  • It computes the percentage of needed configuration rules that are built and validated, plus the point gap to your coverage target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • configuration rule coverage: 82.93 % (headline result)
  • configuration rule coverage gap to target: 16.07 points
  • validated configuration rules active: 340 count
  • configuration rules needed: 410 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Configuration Rule Coverage calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.