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VDA 4905

Delivery call-off message of the German VDA standard.

Definition

VDA 4905 describes the parts requirement: part numbers, quantities, due dates and cumulative-received figures. It is a fixed-length record format, predating EDIFACT, still widely used in Europe. It is the VDA equivalent of EDIFACT DELFOR and the predecessor of the VDA 4984 message (which is based on DELFOR).

Origin

Published by the VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie), the German automotive industry association, within its 49xx recommendation series.

Example in context

A supplier receives a VDA 4905 record type 511 stating a part number, a cumulative-received quantity and the amounts to ship by date.

  • ODETTE — the VDA is its German national body.
  • ENGDAT — another VDA-family message, on the engineering-data side.

Last updated: June 20, 2026