Today, the ODB development team is making public the data format for the next version (1.0) of the Organizers' Database software for small nonprofit organizations (1-10 staff).

Attached to this story are copies of this data format, in both Access97 and MySQL formats. Please note that in the final release, the table "settings" will be renamed "oldsettings", and "settings2" will be renamed to "settings."

The data format is subject to minor changes prior to the final release.

The significance of this new format is that it will allow organizations using ODB to keep track of notes, pledges, and reminders on each of their constituents. It will also facility a major improvement in the user interface of the configuration area of ODB.

-Rich Cowan, for Organizers' Collaborative