# Pentaho Data Service SQL support reference and other development considerations

The [Pentaho Data Service](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/advanced-topics-pentaho-data-integration-overview/pentaho-data-services.md) is designed to support a subset of SQL clauses and literals that are particularly useful for data blending, optimizations, and other scenarios. The following lists what we support. Limitations are noted near the end of this article.


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