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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of DataWorks
Corporation of our report dated April 5, 1996, relating to the financial
statements of DCD Corporation, appearing on page F-3 of the DataWorks
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996. We
also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.



Price Waterhouse LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 18, 1997