Glossary

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Purpose

This glossary consolidates the key terms, abbreviations, message types, and system terms from the public legacy Automotive documentation and from the real working pages in the code. It helps you read and implement automotive processes, EDI messages, loading-unit logic, and partner roles with consistent terminology.

Business value

Standardizes language across sales, purchasing, logistics, EDI, and key users.
Makes coordination easier with customers, vendors, shippers, and external service providers.
Reduces misunderstandings around call-offs, progress counters, credit memos, and shipping documents.
Also explains the field names and page names that users actually see in the system and mention in training or support questions.

Core terms and abbreviations

Term	Description	Typical context
BE-Automotive	Earlier or alternative name for the same solution that is documented here as Automotive.	Legacy documents, project communication
AMES-T	Standardized logistics process of the Volkswagen Group; today succeeded by TSB.	OEM processes, VW context
DESADV	Despatch advice message in EDIFACT.	Shipping notification, dispatch
DELFOR	Delivery forecast in EDIFACT.	Call-offs, quantity planning
DELINS	Delivery call-off in the Odette standard.	Call-offs, automotive purchasing or sales
DELJIT	Delivery just-in-time message in EDIFACT.	Fine planning, just-in-time processes
DFU	Remote data transmission.	Message exchange, interfaces
D-U-N-S no.	Unique company identification number.	Partner data, EDI
EDI	Electronic data interchange.	Interfaces, converters
EDIFACT	Standard family for structured business and logistics messages.	Message formats
EDL	External service provider that receives, manages, and partially forwards goods on behalf of another party.	Consignment, external warehouse logic
EFZ	Goods-receipt progress counter used by the recipient to reconcile received quantities.	Delivery reconciliation
ERP	Enterprise resource planning.	System context
FAB	Fine-schedule call-off.	Automotive planning
FF	Production release.	Manufacturing, control
GSA	Credit-note advice where the customer triggers payment based on goods receipts.	Settlement, credit-note process
INVOIC	Invoice message in EDIFACT.	Invoicing
INVRPT	Inventory report in EDIFACT.	Stock reporting
KANBAN	Pull-based supply and production control method.	Synchronized replenishment
KONSI	Consignment; in business use, closely linked to EDL scenarios.	External warehouse processes
LAB	Delivery call-off.	Call-offs, operational control
LFZ	Supplier delivery progress counter as the cumulative quantity delivered.	Call-off and delivery reconciliation
LT	Loading unit.	Packaging means, empty returns, logistics
LUM	Loading Unit Management or loading-unit/package management.	Packaging and logistics processes
MF	Material release.	Purchasing, production
ODETTE	European data-exchange standard in the automotive industry.	Message formats
ORDCHG	Purchase order change message in EDIFACT.	Purchasing
ORDERS	Purchase order message in EDIFACT.	Purchasing
ORDRSP	Purchase order response message in EDIFACT.	Purchasing, supplier communication
PAB	Production-synchronous call-off.	Just-in-sequence and production control
PKM	Pearl-chain monitor, especially used in Audi sequence scenarios.	Sequence control
PUS	Pick-up sheet.	Shipping and collection processes
RECADV	Receipt advice message in EDIFACT.	Purchasing, goods receipt
REMADV	Remittance advice message in EDIFACT.	Payment processing
REQOTE	Request for quotation message in EDIFACT.	Inquiry processes
SCAC code	Globally used identification code for carriers.	Shippers, transport
SLB	Shipment load reference number.	Shipping and transport tracking
Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3	Classification of supplier position in the supply chain.	Automotive value chain
TSB	Transport and shipment document; successor to the AMES-T process in the VW context.	VW logistics
VDA	German Association of the Automotive Industry.	Standards, messages, codes
XML	Markup language for structured data-exchange formats.	Import, export, integrations

Important system terms in Automotive

Term	Description	Typical context
Automotive Sales Order	Extended sales order for automotive processing with call-off, reference, plant, and shipping logic.	Sales, delivery call-offs, JIT/JIS
Automotive Purchase Order	Extended purchase order for supplier call-offs, framework quantities, delivery intervals, and inbound reference handling.	Purchasing, delivery call-offs, goods receipt
Call Off Mode	Control field in the sales process that determines how call-off data is interpreted and processed from a business perspective.	Automotive Sales Order, call-off processing
Plausibility Check	Validation function used before further processing to identify incomplete or unusual order data.	Sales order, release preparation
Method Release DCO	Release logic for detailed call-offs; influences how existing detailed call-offs are retained, replaced, or updated.	Detailed call-offs, sales call-offs
Shipment Sequence	Sequence-related reference used in shipping and call-off processing, especially in sequence-driven scenarios.	Sales, purchasing, JIS, shipping
Delivery EDI	Indicator that transport or shipping data is forwarded electronically as part of a delivery-EDI process.	Sales Transport Data, shipment, EDI
Incoming Delivery EDI	Inbound delivery-EDI message that can be linked to orders, receipts, warehouse processing, or event messages.	EDI import, goods receipt, event messages
Sales Transport Data	Working page for carrier, vehicle, target arrival, weights, Delivery EDI, and transport advice.	Shipment, transport, EDI
LE Account Keeper	Account-holding or responsible party for loading-unit or empties accounts.	Loading units, empties, account keeping
LE Account	Account or reporting view for balances and movements of loading units.	Loading units, reconciliation, history
Critical Stock Quantity	Critical inventory value below which the purchasing or call-off situation requires special attention.	Purchasing, detailed call-offs, planning
Key of Critical Stock	Indicator or rule that defines how critical stock is evaluated in the call-off context.	Purch. Det. Call Off, planning
Quality Assurance Activity	Operational quality-assurance activity inside Logistics Supply Chain.	LSC, quality assurance, material flow
Production Backflush	Feedback and material-consumption logic in LSC-related production processing.	LSC, production, material consumption
Event Messages List	Work list for open or completed event messages, with a default focus on still-unhandled cases.	Workflow, monitoring, daily work

Practical term distinctions

Types of call-offs

Delivery call-offs, fine-schedule call-offs, and production-synchronous call-offs follow different planning horizons and control goals. In day-to-day operations, it is important to treat them differently in planning, date control, and prioritization, even if they sound similar.