Data is written to the standard information structures S031, S032, and S033 when goods movements (also called material movements or stock movements) and invoice verification/revaluation take place.
The data flows from the document structure to the information structures.

Goods movements are divided into the following types:

• Goods receipt

• Goods issue

• Stock transfer

• Transfer posting

• Inventory differences

You can switch off the updating process for specific, individual movement types in inventory management or in one of the subsequent applications in the logistics chain.

In the analyses for Warehouse Management, the following events trigger updating of the information structures:

Only the physical movements are taken into account in the updating of the information structures, i.e., no inventory adjustment postings or transfer postings.