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
of Prophet 21, Inc.
KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 27, 2000
