  The notion of Laplace invariants is transferred to the lattices and discrete
equations which are difference analogs of hyperbolic PDE's with two independent
variables. The sequence of Laplace invariants satisfy the discrete analog of
twodimensional Toda lattice. The terminating of this sequence by zeroes is
proved to be the necessary condition for existence of the integrals of the
equation under consideration. The formulae are presented for the higher
symmetries of the equations possessing integrals. The general theory is
illustrated by examples of difference analogs of Liouville equation.
