Predictor Setup Class

Main classes for setting up, validating, and running Predictor:

PredSetup

This is the top level interface class that provides access to objects to set and define all Predictor settings available through the Predictor wizard user interface. The properties of this class enable access to classes that correspond to the wizard panels: Input Data, Data Attributes, Methods, and Options. The methods of this class enable validation of input data and settings and also provide a method to run the time series forecast.

PredSetup.PredInputData

This class provides access to input data properties corresponding to the Predictor wizard Input Data panel. This class enables you to control items such as input data range, data orientation, and headers.

PredSetup.PredDataAttributes

This class provides access to data attribute settings corresponding to the Predictor wizard Data Attributes panel. This class enables you to control items such as seasonality, data screening, and outlier detection.

PredSetup.PredMethods

This class provides access to methods settings corresponding to the Predictor Methods panel. This class enables you to control which time series and regression methods to use and to set method parameters.

PredSetup.PredOptions

This class provides access to Predictor options corresponding to the Predictor Options panel. Use this class to specify options such as error measure and forecasting technique.

PredSetup.PredSeries

This class provides access to setup information for each series. Use this class to manage individual input series information such as series name, Microsoft Excel number format, seasonality and cycle, regression variable details, statistics, and access series data values. An enumerator property of the PredSetup class (.Series) enables you to access each series by index into the input data range.