EXHIBIT 32.2

    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REQUIRED BY SECTION 1350 OF THE
    UNITED STATES CODE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY
                                  ACT OF 2002

    I, Kristen L. Magnuson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    of JDA Software Group, Inc. (the "Registrant"), do hereby certify in
    accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on my knowledge:

            (1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant, to which
            this certification is attached as an exhibit (the "Report"), fully
            complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities
            Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

            (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Registrant.

Dated: August 13, 2003                          /s/ Kristen L. Magnuson
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                                                Kristen L. Magnuson
                                                Executive Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer

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