CB/DB's operating program is CBW5.mde (ChurchBook for Windows Version 5), so named to associate it with the copyrighted ChurchBook for Windows family.  It requires Microsoft Access 2002 (or higher) due to functional requirements in the development process.. 
 

The License Fees for CB/DB are:

	for the pure MS Access environment -$150
	for the Access Runtime environment - $160 *
	for current-year-supported users of CBW41 migrating to CB/DB - $100.

The fees include support for the remainder of the first Calendar Year of usage.  Support consists of telephone and/or internet support as well as updates of the program.  Updates are posted on limited-access pages on this web site and can be downloaded at any time. 

* The additional fee for the Runtime environment is due to additional assistance required to support installation in that environment, not for the runtime code itself. 

For migrating users, conversion of CBW41 data to the CB/DB tables is included also.
 

Annual support fee after the first year is currently $50.  This support consists of the same telephone and/or internet support as well as updates of the program.  The primary support mode for CB/DB is e-mail; telephone support is used when a problem is too difficult to handle by e-mail. 
 

Product updates are posted on annual limited-access pages on this web site and can be downloaded at any time. 
 

CB/DB church accounting software runs on Windows 98/ME/XP/Vista.  There is no Apple/Mac version.
 

CB/DB has full church fund accounting capability.  All income and expense accounts are RDB linked to a Fund, which in turn is linked to an Asset.  Thus income and expense debits/credits track through to the associated funds and assets automatically.  Double entry is not needed; the system provides these entries through these linkages. 
 

You may also define Mega Funds, and attach cross-asset funds to these Mega Funds for a consolidated view.  An example of a Mega Fund would be having a Building Fund, with its money split between e.g. the Building Fund - Main Checking Account, the Building Fund - Money Market Account, and multiple CDs, etc.
 

CB/DB has full church accounting function for Income, Expense, Funds, Family and Member records, and Member attendance recording.  Detailed transactions of all income is related to the donor (when known) and the purpose of each donation: when, from whom, how much, for what purpose and how given.  Similarly, detailed records of all expense transactions are kept, relating the expenditures to the purposes for which the disbursements were made: when, for what, how, and to whom.  This is the foundation of both the church accounting software and church membership software.
 

You can view and sort raw data if desired/required (not in the Runtime environment).  You can dictate the sort sequence of the forms that display the master records and the detailed transaction records.
 

The full function of Family, member, attendance, mailing, and export to MS Word and MS Excel provides the people and analytical aspects of Church Management Software.
 

In addition to the financial reporting, there are also numerous reports available, such as church directory, telephone listing, birthdays for a period, wedding anniversaries, who are members of which groups, and what groups do members belong to, etc., all of which depend on your setting up the member data to support them.
 

CB/DB operates on a Local Area Network.  Instructions on how to set up the program to operate on a LAN are included in the help file. 
 

CB/DB is designed for churches which have greater church management software requirements which already have or will need either Microsoft Office Professional or Microsoft Access 2002. Capability is maximized when used in MS Office Professional environment.  For example, reports or queries generated by the program may be exported to Word or Excel; MS Word mail merge documents can use CB/DB tables or queries for their data source.
 

Users are able to generate their own reports using Access 2002 (not in the Runtime environment).  ChurchMouse Development will normally provide any requested reports free of charge, assuming the tables contain all the necessary data and attributes.
 

Click here or on the "How CBDB Works" link above (under CB/DB) to see how it works.  When you return we're sure you will agree that CB/DB is truly exceptional (and exceptionally priced) Church Management Software!
 

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