anchor.diff:  <script language="JavaScript">
   
       var _ajaxIndicatorHtml= '<img height="13px" width="13px" src="<c:url value="/images/indicator.gif" />" alt="activity indicator" width="20px" height="20px"/>';
  +    var popupDiv;
   
       function submitSearch() {
           jQuery("#searchForm").submit();
       }
   
  +    function showPopup() {
  +        popupDiv = new Window({className:"alphacube", width:300, height:100, zIndex:100, resizable:false, recenterAuto:true, draggable:false, closable:false, minimizable:false, maximizable:false});
  +        popupDiv.setContent('please_wait');
  +        popupDiv.showCenter(true);
  +        popupDiv.show();
  +    }
  +
       function doUpdate(id, _index, operation) {
           jQuery('#studyLink' + _index).html(_ajaxIndicatorHtml);
  +        showPopup();
           createStudy.syncStudyWithAdEERS(id, operation, function(_resultId) {
  -            jQuery('#studyLink' + _index).html(_resultId);
  +            var text = "Updated";
  +            if (operation == "CREATE") text = "Imported";
  +            jQuery('#studyLink' + _index).html("<b>" + text + "</b>");
  +            popupDiv.close();
           });
       }
   
  
positive.code: 
              var studiesColumnDefs = [
                  {key:"fsid", label:"Identifier", sortable:true, resizeable:true, minWidth:100},
                  {key:"shortTitle", label:"Short title", sortable:true, resizeable:true, minWidth:300},
                  {key:"longTitle", label:"Long title", sortable:true, resizeable:true, minWidth:500},
                  {key:"action", label:"Action", sortable:true, resizeable:true, minWidth:100, formatter:actionFormatter}
              ];
  
  
negative.code:         </script>
  
          </c:if>
          <c:if test="${fn:length(studies) == 0}">
              <div class="row">
                  <div class="label"></div>
                  <div class="value"><caaers:message code="dashboard.noResults" /></div>
              </div>
          </c:if>
      </form:form>
  
      <div id="please_wait" style="display: none;">
          <h3>Please wait...</h3>
          <br><br>
          <div>The study is getting processed.</div>
      </div>
  
  </chrome:box>