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Regardless, this would be a welcome change to the current functionality, which requires DSpace collection managers to have XML skills to deal with what can quickly become a very large and unwieldy input-forms.xml document. As a result, this is a barrier to new DSpace users who often can't/don't customize as desired for fear of breaking this file with a single syntax error or a missing bit of punctuation...and as a result bringing down submission capability for their entire installation! We recommend this receive a boost in priority, and if possible build on the GSoC work to implement it in a near-future release, since it would have a high impact on usability.
DCAT initial assessment: Relevant; Medium-High or High priority
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