How does the Admin Area setting work?

How does the Admin Area setting work?

The mentioned setting allows stating whether a Shipping Rule will be triggered in the backend the same way as on the frontend. If the Admin Area setting in Stores & Customer Groups tab is enabled, the rule will be applied while creating an order in the Admin Panel: 




As for the frontend rule application, please keep in mind that an active Shipping Rule will be applied to the frontend orders automatically as soon as the conditions of the rule are met.