Extracting variant configuration data

Hello,
I am supposed to extract variant configuration data from of SAP.
I´ve looked at the data and tables for class type 300 (KLAH, KSSK, KSML, CAWN) and dependencies like (CUKB, CUKN, CUOB).
I´ve checked forum topics looked for useful BAPIs, but I still have the necessary knowledge for the task.
Does anyone have experience with such a task .
For example extracting configuration a profile data and dependencies?
Help and hints would be great!
Best Regards and Thank you,
Ray Scherer

Hi Prabhakar,
Check here...........
Implementing Variant Config (VC) as a characteristic in BW 3.5
Regards,
Vijay.

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000010
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000001
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00000001
SCE
1
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T
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T
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G
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T
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Dear Gurus,
Before posting this thread, we have referred many SDN threads, OSS notes and other sites for any sort of help..but no success..All threads and other referrals are not much of help as they are kind of incomplete( Perhaps, we are unable to understand them..no offense).
Few checked threads on this subjects are:
http://scn.sap.com/thread/34590
http://scn.sap.com/thread/851070
http://scn.sap.com/community/abap/blog/2014/04/23/update-vc-variant-configuration-data-using-standard-bapi-in-sales-order
http://scn.sap.com/community/abap/blog/2014/07/15/creating-orders-with-variant-configured-items-using-bapisalesordercreatefromdat2
http://scn.sap.com/community/abap/blog/2014/04/23/update-vc-variant-configuration-data-using-standard-bapi-in-sales-order
http://scn.sap.com/thread/120144
OSS: 549563
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If you could throw any light on this issue will be of great help for us.
Thank You in Advance!!!
Reg,
Jagan-SD.

Jagan nath
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you would need miimum of 3 segments to pass variant config data using this bapi
ORDER_CFGS_REF for each configurable item
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