Developer Kits - Crystal Ball and CB Predictor

Available with Crystal Ball Professional and Premium Editions, these two Developer Kits consist of macro command and function libraries that unlock the programmability of Crystal Ball and CB Predictor. The macros and functions can be called from within a VBA program or from any other language outside of Excel that supports OLE 2 automation.

With these two kits, advanced users can build custom interfaces, automate Crystal Ball simulations and CB Predictor forecasts, integrate Crystal Ball with other software tools, and even build custom reports or automate post-simulation analysis.

If you perform many of the same repetitive analyses, why not use the developer kits to automate these functions? What you can accomplish is limited only by your imagination and your knowledge of VBA programming.

How powerful are the developer kits?

The CB Tools available with Crystal Ball were created using the Crystal Ball Developer Kit. Each tool uses a combination of Crystal Ball functions and macros to perform such complex tasks as tornado analysis, bootstrap analysis, scenario analysis, and batch fitting. The input screens and background analyses were all customized using the Crystal Ball Developer Kit.

As for documentation, the Crystal Ball Professional and Premium Editions include the Developer Kit User Manual that defines each macro and function and includes simple programming examples. You can also download and test examples from our online Example Model Library.

Consulting Services

Decisioneering's Services Group offers consulting on projects that require the developer kits. Our modeling experts can help you with VBA programming and integration of Crystal Ball and CB Predictor into your customized applications.

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Additional Resources

> Information on Crystal Ball Professional Edition
> Information on Crystal Ball Premium Edition
> Online Example Model Library
> Technical support home page
> Decisioneering consulting services