EXHIBIT 23.2


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KPMG LLP
Chartered Accountants
Box 10426 777 Dunsmuir Street                           Telephone (604) 691-3000
Vancouver, BC  V7Y 1K3                                  Telefax (604) 691-3031
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The Board of Directors
Pivotal Corporation



We  consent  to  the  use of our  report  incorporated  by  reference  into  the
registration statement on Form S-8 of Pivotal Corporation.




/s/ KPMG LLP
Chartered Accountants

Vancouver, BC
July 24, 2000








KPMG LLP, a Canadian owned limited liability partnerhip established under the
laws of Ontario, is a member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss association