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LIS Inbound Interface for External Data

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:

1. Create your data as a communication structure.
2. Create an LIS inbound interface with reference to your communication structure.
Note
Events can only be created for SAP basis applications (Sales and Distribution, Purchasing, Inventory Controlling, Transportation, Production, Quality Management, Plant Maintenance, External Data and Retail).
If you refer to an application that does not belong to these SAP basis applications when you create your LIS inbound interface, you must select one of the assigned SAP basis applications.
You can find more information about
self-defined applications in the Implementation Guide for the Logistics Information System (LIS).
3. Create information structures .
4. Maintain the update rules for your information structures.
5. Activate the respective updating process.
6. Supply the IDoc interface or the inbound function module of the LIS inbound interface with your data.

Further Notes

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: