Example use cases for giving staff permissions
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The permissions that you give to your staff depend on the needs of your staff. You can use these examples to help you select the appropriate permissions.
For staff who update your online store, you might give the following permissions:
- Products
- Manage settings
- Themes
- Blog posts and page
- Navigation
For staff who create and edit blog posts, you might give them the following permissions:
- Home
- Reports
- Manage and install apps and channels
- Blog posts and pages
For sales staff, you might instead give them permissions the following permissions:
- Orders
- Gift cards
- Customers
- Blog posts and pages
For accountants, consider providing all the available permissions so that your accountant can access the information that they need, including Orders, Reports, and View Shopify Payments payouts.