How to Set Up the Master Bowler Database 2025 (MBD-2025)

If you have BLS-2025 Professional or AutoScoring, you can set up and use the optional MBD-2025. Here’s how:
  1. Install MBD-2025: Use the separate installer for the Master Bowler Database.
  2. Activate MBD-2025in BLS-2025:
    • Open BLS-2025 and go to File > Program Preferences > MBD, then click ACTIVATE.
  3. Open the MBD-2025 Manager and verify that the database has been created.
  4. Connect BLS-2025 to MBD:
    • In BLS-2025, go to File > Program Preferences.
    • Click on the Master Bowler Database tab and enable the connection to the MBD.
  5. Link Each League to the MBD:
    • Open each league you want to link, go to the Database tab, and click Linked to the Master Bowler Database.
This will link your leagues to the MBD-2025 for easy access to bowler data across multiple leagues.