The LIS performs the following functions: | Chapter 5 LIS Standard Analyses Contents What Is the Logistics Information System LIS .5-2 Learning the Basics of Standard Creating a Standard Getting the Most from LIS Standard Analyses Tips Where to Learn In this chapter you will learn how to Select data for Standard analyses Navigate within an LIS Standard analyses Choose which key figures to display Customize or control how the data is displayed for example formats Run a statistical analysis for example an ABC analysis Access document data from within a Standard analysis Report Development Tools 5-1 Chapter 5 LIS Standard Analyses What Is the Logistics Information System LIS What Is the Logistics Information System LIS The LIS performs the following functions Collection or creation of data for reporting purposes Presentation of the collected data The LIS collects the data in transparent tables that is tables that physically exist and contain data in the R 3 database called information structures. For more information on information structures see page 5-3. How the data is collected or created is beyond the scope of this guidebook see TechTalk below . Our focus will be on how the LIS presents the collected data. The LIS provides users with the following presentation tools Standard analyses Flexible analyses Both Standard and Flexible analyses only present data that is contained in the information structures. It is important to note that these tools do not present data from any other tables. In this chapter you will learn about Standard analyses. Flexible analyses are covered in chapter 6. To get the LIS ready for use the following questions must be answered during configuration Which data is collected How is the data collected When is the data collected This task is performed in the Implementation Guide IMG and is generally regarded as a configuration step. Learning the Basics of Standard Analyses Standard analyses is a presentation tool used to display
