Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/planner/PedagogicalPlannerAction.java
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diff -u -re6d81fcf6b1b324494762b681d8287bf00a07b7e -r563045bff5bdf4ea8cd93ee8047ae396ed41f67f
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/planner/PedagogicalPlannerAction.java	(.../PedagogicalPlannerAction.java)	(revision e6d81fcf6b1b324494762b681d8287bf00a07b7e)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/planner/PedagogicalPlannerAction.java	(.../PedagogicalPlannerAction.java)	(revision 563045bff5bdf4ea8cd93ee8047ae396ed41f67f)
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@
 			filteredNodes.add(subnode);
 		    }
 
-		    dto = new PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO(node, filteredNodes, hasRole, getPedagogicalPlannerDAO());
+		    dto = new PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO(node, filteredNodes, request.isUserInRole(Role.SYSADMIN), getPedagogicalPlannerDAO());
 		    for (PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO subnodeDTO : dto.getSubnodes()) {
 			List<String[]> titlePath = getPedagogicalPlannerDAO().getTitlePath(subnodeDTO.getUid());
 			subnodeDTO.setTitlePath(titlePath);
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
 
 	if (dto == null) {
 	    // No filtering or something went wrong in filtering
-	    dto = new PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO(node, node.getSubnodes(), hasRole, getPedagogicalPlannerDAO());
+	    dto = new PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO(node, node.getSubnodes(), request.isUserInRole(Role.SYSADMIN), getPedagogicalPlannerDAO());
 	    if (nodeUid == null) {
 		dto.setRecentlyModifiedNodes(getRecentlyModifiedLearnindDesignsAsNodes());
 	    }
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/planner/dto/PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO.java
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diff -u -re6d81fcf6b1b324494762b681d8287bf00a07b7e -r563045bff5bdf4ea8cd93ee8047ae396ed41f67f
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/planner/dto/PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO.java	(.../PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO.java)	(revision e6d81fcf6b1b324494762b681d8287bf00a07b7e)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/planner/dto/PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO.java	(.../PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO.java)	(revision 563045bff5bdf4ea8cd93ee8047ae396ed41f67f)
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
     private Boolean importNode = false;
     // for the list on the main screen
     private List<PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO> recentlyModifiedNodes;
-    // for the 1st level nodes on the main screen
     private Boolean displayAddRemoveEditorsLink = true;
 
     private static final String FULL_DESCRIPTION_NOT_EMPTY = "FULL";
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@
     }
     
     public PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO(PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNode node,
-	    Set<PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNode> subnodes, Boolean displayAddRemoveEditorsLink, PedagogicalPlannerDAO dao) {
+	    Set<PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNode> subnodes, Boolean isSysadmin, PedagogicalPlannerDAO dao) {
 	uid = node.getUid();
 	title = node.getTitle();
 	briefDescription = node.getBriefDescription();
@@ -75,8 +74,6 @@
 	locked = node.getLocked();
 	if (node.getParent() != null) {
 	    parentUid = node.getParent().getUid();
-	} else {
-	    this.displayAddRemoveEditorsLink = displayAddRemoveEditorsLink;
 	}
 	this.subnodes = new LinkedList<PedagogicalPlannerSequenceNodeDTO>();
 	if (subnodes != null) {
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@
 		subnodeDTO.setFileName(subnode.getFileName());
 		subnodeDTO.setUid(subnode.getUid());
 		if (u != null) {
-		    subnodeDTO.setDisplayAddRemoveEditorsLink(dao.isEditor(u.getUserID(), subnode.getUid(), Role.ROLE_AUTHOR_ADMIN));
+		    subnodeDTO.setDisplayAddRemoveEditorsLink(isSysadmin || dao.isEditor(u.getUserID(), subnode.getUid(), Role.ROLE_AUTHOR_ADMIN));
 		}
 		this.subnodes.add(subnodeDTO);
 	    }