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Equipment Asset Management (EAM)

Streamline Your Asset Tracking with a Powerful, Integrated Solution CBSi’s Equipment Asset Management (EAM) extension for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials provides a centralized platform to manage all physical assets (equipment, machinery, vehicles, and tools), depreciated or not. Each asset is assigned a unique ID, with optional parent-child relationships to track quantities of similar equipment. Quantities and availability are viewable across the company or by specific location. EAM also tracks bulk items that are not serialized but are managed by quantity.

“Cradle-to-Grave” Visibility at Your Fingertips

With EAM you gain immediate access to asset data. Depending on the asset type, this includes current location and status, rental or deployment history, maintenance and repair records, specifications, component parts, and total cost of ownership (TCO) – including acquisition, lease, fuel, revenue, insurance, and depreciation (if using Business Central’s Fixed Assets module). Linked and attached documents and files also supported.

Advanced Pricing

For revenue-generating assets such as rentals or services, EAM supports flexible, detailed pricing at the customer, job, or location level to match contract terms. Rates can be based on time (hour, day, week, month), distance (miles, feet), or usage (meter readings, count, kWh, etc.). Invoicing is accurate from the start, reducing delays and disputes.

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Equipment Asset Management (EAM)

Equipment Rental

Easily manage equipment rental operations and rental orders with a similar look and feel of Business Central sales orders. Easily handle quotes, contracts, scheduling, dispatching, delivery tickets, and billing—renting by hour, day, week, month, usage, or custom units.

Track equipment availability, condition, and location history to avoid double bookings and ensure reliable, well-maintained deliveries. Maximize utilization and reduce subrentals with real-time visibility across locations.

Ensure all charges for rental, consumables, and related fees (late returns, overuse, damage, missing parts) are captured and invoiced as appropriate and quickly see what has not yet been returned. Utilize interim billing to maintain steady cash flow. Tailor invoices and reports to customer preferences.

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Maintenance & Repair

Keep equipment operating safely and cost-effectively with scheduled maintenance and repair tracking in Business Central. Automate scheduling and alerts to reduce downtime and improve reliability. Service Codes define recurring maintenance tasks by asset type, make, model, or year. Intervals can be based on runtime, mileage, days, or other operational metrics, including feet drilled. Codes may include checklists or routers with multiple steps. Work orders can apply to one or multiple assets.

If Inventory is active, Service Codes include part lists specific to the equipment type. Purchase orders can be triggered by upcoming scheduled work. The system also generates inspection checklists and accepted measurement tolerances for assembly, pre-deployment, return, and maintenance.

Work orders capture labor, technician notes, and part usage. Maintenance records and inspection reports are always available for compliance, billing, and operational analysis.

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Field Service

Elevate field service operations and provide visibility to services conducted in the field and at client locations. Service orders are designed with a consistent layout similar to Business Central sales orders, ensuring quick learning and ease of use. Built-in tools offer comprehensive solutions for service quotes, service orders. contracts, scheduling, dispatching, field tickets, and billing.

Each service order can indicate the type of personnel, crew, equipment, and consumables allocated to it as needed to perform the job. Specific personnel and equipment units can be deployed to the job site, moved to another site, and returned – all together or on different dates for the same job. Full location history is maintained over the life of each unit.

Service packages and service order templates are user-defined and can be utilized to discourage line-item price comparisons, ensure all necessary resources for the job are assigned, expedite the entry of frequently used configurations, and minimize errors.

Multiple invoicing options for service orders, including flat rate, labor only, equipment usage only, labor and materials, and any combination of these services.

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Electronic Field Tickets

Electronic field tickets are used by field personnel to document daily activities and progress of specific jobs. They provide real-time visibility into the job’s status within Business Central. Activities typically include information such as inventory consumed, equipment used, labor hours used (generic or by person), measurements taken, etc. The fields captured and ticket layout are adapted to meet client requirements.

Multiple e-tickets can be automatically generated from a single Service Order spanning multiple days and can be automatically assigned to the appropriate field techs or supervisors. Tickets may also be initiated directly by field personnel without a Service Order. Open tickets can be easily reassigned to another technician or crew, and be duplicated across shifts or days, minimizing errors and resulting in significant time savings.

Tickets can undergo various internal and customer review and approval processes requiring approval signatures, pictures, an AFE, PO, customer coded stamp, etc. Proving that tickets have been approved by the customer is often required prior to invoicing or must accompany the invoice as supporting documents to confirm the work was done.

All this information resides in Business Central and is shown with the ticket; files can be attached to the ticket as separate document, pdf, or other format in BC.

If labor hours are recorded in the ticket with by employee, the hours can populate the timecard page and be uploaded to a payroll system, thus eliminating duplicate time entry.

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Advanced Invoice Automation

CBSi’s advanced invoice automation can be configured to match a wide variety of real-world billing scenarios. It generates complete invoices instantly from Sales Orders, Rental Orders, Service Orders, Repair Orders, and Field Tickets.

Automated workflows replace the manual steps that slow billing, such as sorting, filtering, and formatting to meet customer-specific requirements. Interim invoices can be generated for long-running jobs, and field, delivery, or disposal ticket documents can be auto-attached and merged into a single PDF for delivery.

Invoices and supporting documents can be uploaded to customer portals like OpenInvoice, OpenTicket, and others. The system also includes optional tools to track the actions and timeliness of staff responsible for obtaining invoice approvals.

Each day saved in your invoicing process directly impacts cash flow. Reducing your invoice cycle by just 10 days on $20 million in annual revenue can convert $547,945 in receivables into cash on hand.

See the calculation and use case in our blog.

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Pass Through Costs

Track third-party expenses like materials or subcontractor labor and assign them to the correct job. Set markup rules or route items for approval. Keep a clear view of pending billable costs – without relying on spreadsheets or risking revenue loss.

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Company-Wide Task Portal

Stay organized with a task management system inside Business Central. Tasks can be created, assigned, and monitored by individual users, roles, or departments. Use them for requests, approvals, escalations, reminders, and more.

Tasks can be linked to jobs, customers, documents, or transactions. Set due dates, track progress status, and view only the tasks relevant to your role. All task history is retained automatically, providing a clear record of activities, assignments, and accountability.

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Hauling, Trucking & Transportation

This module extends Service Orders to support pickup at one site, delivery to another, and billing to a third party. Jobs can span multiple drivers using mobile-dispatched tickets. Location logic prevents errors, such as delivering waste to freshwater wells.

Generate and print delivery tickets, bills of lading, and driver reports. Capture signatures and photos to verify delivery and condition. For third-party drivers, CBSi creates Subcontractor Worksheets to reconcile vendor bills and customer invoices.

Analyze fuel, insurance, repairs, and driver expenses by asset or driver. Calculate cost per mile across your fleet. Maintain historical data for operational reporting.

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Seamless Integration Across Your Ecosystem

CBSi helps organizations connect Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with almost any other system—making sure everything works smoothly together. Whether you use popular tools for payroll, customer relationship management (CRM), e-commerce, logistics, or custom-built software, CBSi enables real-time data sharing and automates your processes.

We also integrate with Internet of Things (IoT) devices, so your business can collect and use data from smart sensors, machines, and field equipment—right inside Business Central.

With flexible APIs, powerful middleware, and deep technical expertise, CBSi ensures your Business Central setup works in sync with the tools you rely on—boosting efficiency, visibility, and innovation.

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