diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts
index 519fc0ae3e..ec9c5c9a41 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-array-form/access-control-array-form.component.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class AccessControlArrayFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * @return The form value
    */
   getValue() {
-    return this.form.value.accessControl
+    return (this.form.value.accessControl as any[])
       .filter(x => x.itemName !== null && x.itemName !== '')
       .map(x => ({
         name: x.itemName,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container-intial-state.ts b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container-intial-state.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e19e04d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container-intial-state.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import {ListableObject} from '../object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
+
+export const accessControlInitialFormState: AccessControlFormState = {
+  item: {
+    toggleStatus: false,
+    accessMode: 'replace',
+  },
+  bitstream: {
+    toggleStatus: false,
+    accessMode: 'replace',
+    changesLimit: 'all', // 'all' | 'selected'
+    selectedBitstreams: [] as ListableObject[],
+  },
+};
+
+export interface AccessControlFormState {
+  item: {
+    toggleStatus: boolean,
+    accessMode: 'add' | 'replace',
+  },
+  bitstream: {
+    toggleStatus: boolean,
+    accessMode: 'add' | 'replace',
+    changesLimit: string,
+    selectedBitstreams: ListableObject[],
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts
index 9394b083b1..7ebcc73ed8 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/access-control-form-container.component.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { BulkAccessControlService } from './bulk-access-control.service';
 import { SelectableListService } from '../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.service';
 import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { ListableObject } from '../object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import {
   ITEM_ACCESS_CONTROL_SELECT_BITSTREAMS_LIST_ID,
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import { BulkAccessConfigDataService } from '../../core/config/bulk-access-confi
 import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../../core/shared/operators';
 import { BulkAccessConditionOptions } from '../../core/config/models/bulk-access-condition-options.model';
 import { AlertType } from '../alert/aletr-type';
+import { accessControlInitialFormState } from './access-control-form-container-intial-state';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-access-control-form-container',
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class AccessControlFormContainerComponent<T extends DSpaceObject> impleme
     private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef
   ) {}
 
-  state = initialState;
+  state = accessControlInitialFormState;
 
   dropdownData$: Observable<BulkAccessConditionOptions> = this.bulkAccessConfigService.findByName('default').pipe(
     getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class AccessControlFormContainerComponent<T extends DSpaceObject> impleme
   reset() {
     this.bitstreamAccessCmp.reset();
     this.itemAccessCmp.reset();
-    this.state = initialState;
+    this.state = accessControlInitialFormState;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -156,29 +156,3 @@ export class AccessControlFormContainerComponent<T extends DSpaceObject> impleme
 
 }
 
-
-const initialState: AccessControlFormState = {
-  item: {
-    toggleStatus: false,
-    accessMode: 'replace',
-  },
-  bitstream: {
-    toggleStatus: false,
-    accessMode: 'replace',
-    changesLimit: 'all', // 'all' | 'selected'
-    selectedBitstreams: [] as ListableObject[],
-  },
-};
-
-export interface AccessControlFormState {
-  item: {
-    toggleStatus: boolean,
-    accessMode: 'add' | 'replace',
-  },
-  bitstream: {
-    toggleStatus: boolean,
-    accessMode: 'add' | 'replace',
-    changesLimit: string,
-    selectedBitstreams: ListableObject[],
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/bulk-access-control.service.ts b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/bulk-access-control.service.ts
index 5302e3aa4a..51eba4275d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/bulk-access-control.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/access-control-form-container/bulk-access-control.service.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 import { ScriptDataService } from '../../core/data/processes/script-data.service';
 import { ProcessParameter } from '../../process-page/processes/process-parameter.model';
-import { AccessControlFormState } from './access-control-form-container.component';
+import { AccessControlFormState } from './access-control-form-container-intial-state';
 import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../../core/shared/operators';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { Process } from '../../process-page/processes/process.model';