# Get started with the PDI client PDI client (also known as Spoon) is a desktop application that enables you to build transformations and schedule and run jobs. Common uses of PDI client include: * Data migration between different databases and applications * Loading huge data sets into databases taking full advantage of cloud, clustered and massively parallel processing environments * Data cleansing with steps ranging from very simple to very complex transformations * Data integration including the ability to leverage real-time ETL as a data source for Pentaho Reporting * Data warehouse population with built-in support for slowly changing dimensions and surrogate key creation (as described above) To get started with Pentaho Data Integration, see the following topics: * [Starting the PDI client](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/get-started-with-the-pdi-client-1/start-the-pdi-client.md) * [Use the PDI client perspectives](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/get-started-with-the-pdi-client-1/use-the-pdi-client-perspectives.md) * [Customize the PDI client](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/get-started-with-the-pdi-client-1/customize-the-pdi-client.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/get-started-with-the-pdi-client-1.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.