To get to the roles section after logging in to the dashboard, head to Settings > Manage Users and then click on roles.

Roles are a predefined set of permissions that you can apply to users in your store. A benefit of using permissions is that if you have a type of staff member that you know many users will be part of, you can simply create the permissions for the role and when adding new 'front of staff' users, simply give them the front of staff role.

This will mean they all have the same set permissions.

When creating a new role you will need to name it. The naming is usually linked to the type of job or role that the members of staff will be doing (marketing, front of house etc).

Simply click on the permissions you wish to have in the role, give the role a name and press create.

Now, when creating or editing users, you will be able to select the role you have just created. Users are able to have multiple roles.