Lokad provides free Software Development Kit (SDK) for .NET Developers. It is implemented on top of the Forecasting API v2 and makes leveraging Lokad forecasting technology a breeze.

This project includes full source code of Lokad .SDK for .NET and Lokad Client Applications implemented with it.

SDK Features

• Communications Library that allows to jump-start development of any .NET application leveraging Lokad forecasting technologies.
• Shared Libraries with useful .NET helper classes and routines for business rules, validation, exception handling, logging and many other development aspects.
• Precompiled strong-named assemblies that are regularly updated to provide better development experience.
• Online reference documentation that is always up-to-date.
• Complete SDK source (also including sample applications and unit tests) that could be downloaded as archive or accessed via SVN.
• Open Source license for the SDK.

Client Applications

Full source code is available for:

• Lokad Sales Forecasting for Microsoft Excel (product info, browse source)
• Lokad Safety Stock Calculator for Microsoft Windows (product info, browse source)
• Lokad Call Center Calculator for Microsoft Windows (product info, browse source)

Resources

• Tutorial on Lokad SDK for .NET
• Reference Documentation for the API v2 and Lokad SDK for .NET.
• Sandbox - free development server made available for developers.

Web Service Endpoints

• Production URL: http://ws.lokad.com/Forecasting2.asmx.
• Development URL: http://sandbox-ws.lokad.com/Forecasting2.asmx.