# Working wiht C1DataEngine

This topic gives an overview about Dataengine.

## Content

ComponentOne Studio's **DataEngine** powers FlexPivot control, but this is not its only purpose. [C1DataEngine](/componentone/api/win/online-flexpivot/dotnet-standard-api/C1.DataEngine/Assembly) can also be used on its own, separate from FlexPivot, to integrate (blend, join), transform, and aggregate (analyze) data. In this section, you learn to use the DataEngine independent of FlexPivot through queries.

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> Note: Both the .NET Framework and .NET Editions of FlexPivot use the same reference assembly for [DataEngine](/componentone/api/win/online-flexpivot/dotnet-standard-api/C1.DataEngine/Assembly) and [PivotEngine](/componentone/api/win/online-flexpivot/dotnet-standard-api/C1.PivotEngine/Assembly).