function acceptOrgInit(bulk_accept_link) {

	// get the JSON object with details of every application for bulk acceptance

	$.getJSON(bulk_accept_link,

			// If there are applications to accept...

			if (data.nr_applications!=0) {

				//...then fade out the button, show the progress bar and call the function for acceptance

				$("#button_accept").fadeOut("slow",

					function() {

						$("#applications_progress_bar").progressBar(0);

						$("#button_accept").val("Bulk accept");

						$("#description_done").html("");

						$("#applications_progress_bar").fadeIn("slow", acceptOrgs(data));

					}

				);

			}else {

				$("#description_done").html("<strong>No organizations to accept</strong>");

			}

function acceptOrgs(data) {

	// some global constants

	var GLOBAL_LINK = data.link;

	var TOTAL_APPLICATIONS = data.nr_applications;

	// some global variables set needed for internal iteration

	var application_index = 0;

	// number of iteration is not taken from data.nr_applications

	// to ensure avoidance of array out of bounds errors

	var total_index = data.applications.length;

	// call immediately the function for acceptance

	// real iteration is inside

	setTimeout(function(){

		var error_happened = false;

		var application = data.applications[application_index];

		var current_application = application_index+1;

		var scope_path = GLOBAL_LINK.match(re)[1];

		var url_to_call = GLOBAL_LINK.replace(re,eval("application."+scope_path));

			cache: false,

			success: function(data) {

					var percentage = Math.floor(100 * (current_application) / (TOTAL_APPLICATIONS));

					$("#description_progressbar").html(" Processed application "+application.name+" ("+(current_application)+"/"+TOTAL_APPLICATIONS+")");

			},

			error: function(XMLHttpRequest,textStatus,errorThrown) {

				// if there is an error rename the button to Retry and show an error message

				error_happened = true;

				$("#button_accept").val("Retry");

				$("#button_accept").fadeIn("slow", function() {

					$("#description_done").html("<strong class='error'> Error encountered, try again</strong>");

				});

		// if there were no errors, continue the iteration

		if (!error_happened) {

			// prepare for new iteration and then recall this function

			application_index++;

			if (application_index<total_index) {

				setTimeout(arguments.callee,0);

			}

			else {

				// all ok, tell the user we are done

				$("#applications_progress_bar").fadeOut("slow",

					function() {

						$("#applications_progress_bar").progressBar(0);

						$("#button_accept").fadeIn("slow");

					}

				);

				$("#description_progressbar").html("");

				$("#description_done").html("<strong>Done!</strong>");

			}

		}

	},0);