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:

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

SELECT Clause

The SELECT clause retrieves columns from a table.