Connection with the Logistics Information System (LIS)

Use

To obtain cumulative data relating to business volume, document data is transferred to the Logistics Information System (LIS) as soon as it is released to Accounting.

Prerequisites

The Statistics indicator must be selected in the relevant billing document type.

Features

The Logistics Information System contains evaluation reports, exception analyses, planning tools, and so on, which you can use to quickly obtain an overview of business volume data and commission data.

In the standard SAP System, the following information structures are available for the Agency Business component.

• For single settlement requests and settlement request lists, and the posting lists and remuneration lists created from these:

• Information structure S170

In this information structure, document data is updated at header level.

• Information structure S171

In this information structure, document data is updated at item level.

• For vendor billing documents and the remuneration lists created from these:

• Information structure S172

In this information structure, document data is updated at header level.

• Information structure S173

In this information structure, document data is updated at item level.

In these information structures, organizational data and data at vendor and customer level is updated. The following key figures are offered:

• Business volume data
• Del credere business volume
• Number of documents and document items

You can use these information structures or create your own.

Activities

Choose Agency Business ® Environment ® Report Selection ® Information System ® Standard Analyses to display the data updated to the Logistics Information System. You have the following options:

• For the document category, you can display all data that was updated at header level (such as purchasing organization data).
• For the document category, you can display all data that was updated at header level (such as purchasing organization data).
• You can simulate a document update, which means that for each document, you can check which data was updated in the various information structures of the Logistics Information System.

See also:

LO - Logistics Information System