The LIS inbound interface for external data (LIS inbound interface), enables you to supply the Logistics Information System (LIS) with data that cannot be written to LIS by means of LIS updating.
This means that you can make use of all the functions available in the Logistics Information System to manipulate this data as well.
The basis of the LIS inbound interface are
communication structures which are created in the dictionary as
data types. Data can be transferred to LIS either using an IDoc or your own
load program. When you create the IDoc, the data is automatically released to
LIS via the IDoc interface. This is therefore the more convenient means of
updating data in LIS.
You also have the option, however, of using your own load program. This load
program must call up the respective inbound function modules of the LIS
inbound interface and transfer the data to be processed to this
interface.
If you are using self-defined communication structures and are subsequently generating the LIS inbound interface, it is possible to transfer data to LIS updating. Generation of the LIS inbound interface creates a new business event and the accompanying function modules for controlling the update. This is how events are added to event-driven LIS updating.
If you want to supply LIS with external data, then proceed as follows:
The functionality of the LIS inbound interface and of Copy Management overlap in certain places.
SAP recommends that you use the LIS inbound interface instead of Copy Management when: