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Title (Goal)Deposit workflow - DSpace should offer the function to upload a document from a URL/URI
Primary ActorEnd User | Administrator
Scope 
LevelHigh
Story (A paragraph or two describing what happens)In Item submission at the Upload File(s) screen as well as the Browse for file (on your computer) the function of being able to upload a document by copy and paste of a URL/URI .  At the moment it is necessary to save a web-located document onto the desktop and then upload it via the Browse for file and then remember to delete it from your desktop. It would save so much time.