From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management blogs: Asset-as-a-service models; Building a security advisor; Rerun reports with F5; Supplier communications

In this week's Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management blogs: 

• Build asset-as-a-service models with rental management in Dynamics 365
• Building a D365 F&O security advisor with MCP user management tools (preview)
• Quickly rerun reports using F5
• Supplier collaboration: Set up and configure supplier communications in the procurement agent (production-ready preview)

Build asset-as-a-service models with rental management in Dynamics 365

On the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Blog, Georg Glantschnig wrote that many equipment companies sell, rent, service, and eventually resell the same machines. But he stated that they often manage these activities in separate systems, making it difficult to track equipment availability, schedule maintenance, and calculate how much revenue each asset generates.

As manufacturers and distributors move beyond one-time sales to asset-as-a-service models, they need better ways to manage rentals, maintenance and other services that generate recurring revenue.

Glantschnig noted that to support this shift, Microsoft is expanding D365 with rental management in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, now in public preview, along with new rental capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce.

Glantschnig then explained how rental management lets companies manage rentals in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management. He also discussed how it connects with Dynamics 365 Field Service, Project Operations, and Commerce, allowing companies to use the same equipment, customer and financial information across their operations.

Building a D365 F&O security advisor with MCP user management tools (preview)

Writing on his blog, Eugene Dmytriienko stated that Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations uses a role-based security model to control user access.