FIRST AMENDMENT TO BUSINESS LOAN AGREEMENT

         This First Amendment to Business Loan Agreement  ("Amendment")  is made
as of April 1, 2000, to be effective March 31, 2000, by and between  MADE2MANAGE
SYSTEMS,  INC., an Indiana corporation,  (the "Borrower") and BANK ONE, INDIANA,
N.A. (the "Lender").

         WHEREAS,  the  Borrower  and the Lender  entered  into a Business  Loan
Agreement dated March 19, 1999 (the "Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS,  the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as set forth
below:

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1.       THE LOAN.  The maturity  date  referenced  in the Agreement is
changed from March 31, 2000 to April 30, 2001.

         2.       REPRESENTATIONS  AND WARRANTIES.  The Borrower  represents and
warrants that (a) the representations and warranties  contained in the Agreement
are true and correct in all material  respects as of the date of this Agreement,
and (b) no condition, act or event which could constitute an Event of Default or
Unmatured Event of Default under the Agreement exists.

         3.       FEES.  The Borrower  agrees to pay all fees and  out-of-pocket
disbursements  incurred  by  the  Lender  in  connection  with  this  Agreement,
including  legal fees incurred by the Lender in the  preparation,  consummation,
administration and enforcement of this Amendment.

         4.       CONDITIONS  PRECEDENT.  This Amendment shall become  effective
only after it is fully  executed by the  Borrower  and the Lender and the Lender
shall have received from the Borrower the following documents:

                  (a)      First Amendment to Business Loan Agreement; and

                  (b)      Promissory Note Modifications Agreement.

any other  agreements,  documents,  and  certifications,  fully  executed by the
Borrower as may be reasonably requested by this Lender,  including amendments to
collateral documents.

Except as amended by this  Amendment,  the Agreement  shall remain in full force
and effect in accordance with its terms.

         5.       REAFFIRMATION. This Amendment is a modification only and not a
novation.  Except  for  the  above-quoted  modification,   this  Agreement,  any
agreement or security document,  and all the terms and conditions thereof, shall
be and remain in full  force and effect  with the  changes  herein  deemed to be
incorporated  therein.  This  Amendment  is to be  considered  attached  to  the
Agreement and made a part thereof.  This  Amendment  shall not release of affect
the  liability of  anyguarantor,  surety or endorser of the Agreement or release
any owner of  collateral  securing the  Agreement.  The  validity,  priority and
enforecability of the Agreement shall not be impaired hereby. To the extent that
any provision of this  Amendment  conflicts with any term or condition set forth
in the Agreement,  or any agreement or security document executed in conjunction
therewith,  the  provisions  of this  Amendment  shall  supersede  and  control.
Borrower  acknowledges  that as of the date of this  Amendment it has no offsets
with respect to all amounts owned by Borrower to Lender and Borrower  waives and
releases all claims which it may have against Lender arising under the Agreement
on or prior to the date of this Amendment.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties have entered into this Amendment as of
the day and year first above written.

BANK ONE, INDIANA, N.A.                MADE2MANAGE SYSTEMS, INC.



By:   /s/ Edward R. Salm               By:  /s/ David B. Wortman
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      Edward R. Salm, Vice President        David B. Wortman, President and CEO
                                                (Printed Name and Title)