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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-05951 and 333-45729 of JDA Software Group, Inc. on Form S-8, of our report
dated January 28, 1998, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of JDA
Software Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Phoenix, Arizona


March 30, 1998