In ODB you can configure the permissions for each admin user role. You can do this by going to:
system , > user roles and selecting the permission for each user type.
This is useful for limiting what sales staff can do within your system. Magento is very sensitive to changes and we want to limit users access to just what they need. Below is an example of a permission restricted ODB back end just for sales staff.
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General Permissions
Access Create a Quote / order
Access drafts
Access quotes grid
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