B2B platforms require special attention to roles, permissions, workflows and business needs.
In B2B, users are not average consumers. They are buyers, team managers or administrators with precise business constraints: budgets, approval processes, custom catalogues. Understanding their workflows before coding is essential.
A well-designed role system is the backbone of a B2B platform. Every feature must be conditional on the user's role. A manager can approve an order; a simple user can only create a cart. These rules must be centralised and tested.
In B2B, a pricing error, incorrect stock or lost order has contractual consequences. Data reliability is non-negotiable. This requires rigorous database transactions, server-side validation and reconciliation mechanisms.
B2B platforms are often maintained by multiple teams. Up-to-date documentation of business rules, data flows and APIs is an investment that saves weeks of debugging.
type Role = "admin" | "manager" | "user";
function canAccessDashboard(role: Role) {
return role === "admin" || role === "manager";
}