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# SQL Statements

Use a SQL statement to access and perform operations on data from one or more tables in your database.

A statement is made up of a series of clauses. It must include the keywords `SELECT` and `FROM`. `SELECT` indicates which columns to retrieve, and `FROM` indicates which tables the columns are in. A statement follows this syntax:

```nolang
SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM TABLE_NAME
```

**note:** Einstein Analytics SQL does not support the use of `*` with the `SELECT` clause. You must specify which columns to retrieve.

- **[SELECT Clause](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/analytics/bi-dev-guide-sql/guide/bi-sql-select.md)**


    The `SELECT` clause retrieves columns from a table.