Note: | The Predictor Developer Kit described in this Developer's Guide is completely rewritten. Developer kit code written for automating CB Predictor in Crystal Ball versions earlier than 11.1.1.3.00 is not compatible with the current version of Predictor or this Predictor Developer Kit. |
Welcome to the Predictor Developer Kit for all Crystal Ball products. You can use the Predictor Developer Kit to automate and control the setup and running of Predictor time-series forecasts from within applications written for a variety of Microsoft COM-compatible platforms. This opens up a range of possibilities:
Integrating Predictor with other software tools
Creating turnkey applications that shield users from program intricacies
Building custom reports or automating analysis when time-series forecasts are complete
Setting up specialized time-series-forecast environments
The Predictor Developer Kit provides a link between Predictor and your application. It consists of a number of object-oriented development classes that control many aspects of Predictor. Each Crystal Ball product comes enabled to use the Predictor Developer Kit, so that applications you develop can be run by other users with appropriate licenses.
The Predictor Developer Kit provides a framework of classes that you can use with Predictor to perform time-series forecasts. It is a COM (Component Object Model) object, which allows the use of older languages that support ActiveX objects, such as Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6), C++, VBA, and others.