CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-38035) of our reports dated September 15,
2000, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Prophet 21, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of June 30, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and
related schedule, which reports appear in the June 30, 2000 annual report on
Form 10-K/A of Prophet 21, Inc.
KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 27, 2000
