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Purpose
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are program interfaces to applications in the SAP System. You can use APIs to transfer data between an external system and the SAP System. You can transfer data between applications in the SAP System without having to use dialog.
Features
APIs of the following areas are dealt with:
CA (CACL) Classification
CA (CACLCHR) Characteristics
LO (LOVC) Variant configuration
PP Bills of material (BOMs)
LO (ECH) Change engineering management