VDA-EDITION-3

VDA Edition 3 automotive industry EDI/communication standard.

Definition

VDA Edition 3 is the 3rd generation of VDA EDI messages progressively developed 2015-2020+ modernizing the VDA legacy messaging format (VDA 4905 Lieferabruf Delivery Schedule + VDA 4906 Versandbenachrichtigung Despatch Advice + VDA 4913 Versandanzeige Despatch Note Notification + other ~60 historical VDA messages) toward EDIFACT D.13B+/D.16B+ subsets or alternative XML-based representations, in parallel with OEMs migrations toward Catena-X data spaces 2022+ for automotive industry digital transformation. Complete profile details technical infrastructure + scope OEM + Tier1 + Tier2 supplier chain industry integration EDI flows (DELFOR delivery forecast + DELJIT just-in-time call-off + DESADV despatch advice + INVOIC invoice + RECADV receipt advice + ORDERS order + ORDRSP order response). Rapid adoption since 1990s by majority OEMs + Tier suppliers automotive industry global chain digital transformation + JIT/JIS just-in-time/sequence + Industry 4.0 + electrification supply chain reorganization 2020s+.

Origin

VDA Edition 3 progressively developed 2015-2020+ by VDA QMC ; coexists VDA legacy messages ; Catena-X data spaces emerged 2022+ next-gen alternative.

Example in context

German OEM Audi modernises EDI flows toward VDA Edition 3: legacy VDA 4905 Lieferabruf Delivery Schedule format replaced by EDIFACT D.16B DELFOR subset VDA Edition 3 compliant, sent via OFTP2 to Tier1 suppliers ; coexistence period several years Audi maintains backward compatibility VDA legacy + VDA Edition 3 + emerging Catena-X data space protocols.

Related terms

• VDA spec detail — legacy spec.