diff --git a/classes/local/helpers/webservicehelper.php b/classes/local/helpers/webservicehelper.php
index 8e40687..96f114a 100644
--- a/classes/local/helpers/webservicehelper.php
+++ b/classes/local/helpers/webservicehelper.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class webservicehelper {
      * @param array|string $capability One or more capabilities to be tested OR wise (if one capability is given, the function passes)
      * @param \context $context The context in which to check for the capability.
      * @throws \webservice_access_exception If none of the capabilities provided are given to the current user
+     * @return boolean 
      */
     public static function has_capabilities($capability,$context){
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ class webservicehelper {
         }
        
         if(is_array($capability)){
+            //TODO: replace this by accesslib function \has_any_capability()
             foreach($capability as $cap){
                 if(has_capability($cap,$context)){
                     return true;
@@ -32,6 +34,41 @@ class webservicehelper {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test if the current user has a certain capability in any of the categories they have access to
+     * @param string $capability The capability to scan for in the categories
+     * @param \core_course_category  $parent The parent category to use as a scanning base. Used in recursing Leave empty if calling this function
+     * @return boolean 
+     */
+    public static function has_capability_in_any_category($capability,\core_course_category $parent=null){
+
+        // List the categories in which the user has a specific capability
+        $list = [];
+        // initialize parent if needed
+        if($parent == null){
+            $parent = \core_course_category::user_top();
+            if(has_capability($capability,$parent->get_context())){
+                $list[] = $parent;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        $children = $parent->get_children();
+        foreach($children as $child){
+            // Check if we should add this category
+            if(has_capability($capability,$child->get_context())){
+                return true;
+            } else {
+                if($child->get_children_count() > 0){
+                    if(self::has_capability_in_any_category($capability,$child)){
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test for capability in the given context for the current user and throw a \webservice_access_exception if not 
      * @param array|string $capability One or more capabilities to be tested OR wise (if one capability is given, the function passes)
diff --git a/lib.php b/lib.php
index 5f29854..e519a8b 100644
--- a/lib.php
+++ b/lib.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/course/modlib.php');
 
+use local_treestudyplan\local\helpers\webservicehelper;
 use \local_treestudyplan\studyplan;
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ function local_treestudyplan_extend_navigation(global_navigation $navigation) {
 		else {
 			$hide_primary_hrefs[] = "/local/treestudyplan/myreport.php";
 		}
-		if(has_capability('local/treestudyplan:viewuserreports',context_system::instance()))
+		if(	has_capability('local/treestudyplan:viewuserreports',context_system::instance()) 
+			|| webservicehelper::has_capability_in_any_category('local/treestudyplan:viewuserreports'))
 		{
 			$node = navigation_node::create(
 				get_string("link_viewplan","local_treestudyplan"),
@@ -84,7 +86,9 @@ function local_treestudyplan_extend_navigation(global_navigation $navigation) {
 		else {
 			$hide_primary_hrefs[] = "/local/treestudyplan/view-plan.php";
 		}
-		if(has_capability('local/treestudyplan:editstudyplan',context_system::instance()))
+		if(	has_capability('local/treestudyplan:editstudyplan',context_system::instance())
+		  	|| webservicehelper::has_capability_in_any_category('local/treestudyplan:editstudyplan')
+		   )
 		{
 			$node = navigation_node::create(
 				get_string("cfg_plans","local_treestudyplan"),