Configure-to-Order & Product Configuration worked example

Configuration Rule Coverage at 68% target rule coverage for go-live: a worked example

Suppose target rule coverage for go-live falls to 68%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate how much of the product configuration logic is controlled by validated CPQ rules.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Validated configuration rules live in the configurator: 340 rules (held at the documented default)
  • Configuration rules required for full product coverage: 410 rules (held at the documented default)
  • Target rule coverage for go-live: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Configuration Rule Coverage = validated configuration rules active ÷ configuration rules needed × 100.
  • configuration rule coverage works out to 82.93 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • configuration rule coverage gap to target works out to -14.93 points at these inputs.
  • validated configuration rules active works out to 340 count at these inputs.
  • configuration rules needed works out to 410 count at these inputs.

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. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • configuration rule coverage: 82.93 % (headline result)
  • configuration rule coverage gap to target: -14.93 points
  • validated configuration rules active: 340 count
  • configuration rules needed: 410 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Configuration Rule Coverage calculator, set target rule coverage for go-live to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.