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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-05-25</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2005-05-25</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001205431</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SSA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SSAG</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001007921</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BARTER JOHN W</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SSA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>500 W. MADISON SUITE 2200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CHICAGO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60661</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Equity Incentive Plan Options (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>15.2414</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2014-02-10</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>36250</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Equity Incentive Plan Options (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F6"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>36250</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The option became exercisable in 48 equal installments on the last day of each calendar month starting on March 31, 2004.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This amended Form 3 corrects the Form 3 filed on May 25, 2005 to correctly reflect the date the option became exercisable, the expiration date of the option and the exercise price of the option.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The option became exercisable in 48 equal installments on the last day of each calendar month starting on June 30, 2005.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This amended Form 3 corrects the Form 3 filed on May 25, 2005 to correctly reflect the date the option became exercisable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Options expire on the tenth anniversary of the consummation of the initial public offering of the Common Stock of SSA Global Technologies, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The exercise price is equal to the price of the Common Stock of the Company upon the initial offering to the public of the Common Stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ John W. Barter</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-08-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
