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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2


                        AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Amendment to Employment Agreement (the "Amendment") is made and
entered into as of November 14, 2001 by and between Onyx Software Corporation, a
Washington corporation (the "Company"), and Leslie Rechan ("Executive"). The
Amendment modifies the employment agreement previously executed between the
parties on January 30th, 2001 (the "Employment Agreement"), which is hereby
incorporated by reference. In the event of any conflict between the provisions
of the Employment Agreement and this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment
shall control. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning
ascribed to them in the Employment Agreement.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

1. Executive acknowledges and agrees that for a period commencing on November 1,
2001, and ending at the discretion of the Company, but in no event later than
December 31, 2002 unless mutually agreed in writing by the parties (the
"Redistribution Period"), up to fifteen percent (15%) of Executive's Base
Compensation may be re-classified as Leveraged Compensation. Payment of this
re-classified amount shall be pursuant to the Company's Leveraged Compensation
guidelines, as published by the Company in October 2001. For pay periods
occurring after the Redistribution Period, all monies which had been
re-classified as contemplated above shall return to their original
classification as Base Compensation. Executive further agrees that the terms
described in this Section 1 and the relevant Company published redistribution
plan shall not be deemed a Constructive Termination as contemplated under
Section 13(a)(2) of the Employment Agreement.

2. The Company agrees that Executive shall receive an advance in the sum of
$150,000 (less applicable taxes) of the $250,000 Stay-Put Bonus detailed in
Section 5(b) of the Employment Agreement. Such advance shall be paid within
seven (7) business days following the execution of this Amendment. In the event
that Executive is not employed with the Company on the one year anniversary of
Executive's first day of commencement of employment, Executive shall be required
to pay the advance back to the Company within thirty (30) days following
Executive's cessation of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such
repayment shall be required in the event Executive is no longer employed with
the Company as a result of a Qualifying Termination.

3. Except as expressly provided for under items 1 and 2 above, all other terms
and conditions of the Employment Agreement shall remain unchanged.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the case
of the Company by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first
above written.


ONYX SOFTWARE CORPORATION                   EXECUTIVE


By: /s/ Paul Dauber                         By: /s/ Leslie Rechan
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    Paul Dauber                                 Leslie Rechan


Its: General Counsel