How to expand first names of an entry

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Sometimes, one has a BibTeX/biblatex entry with abbreviated short names:
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@Article{Eshuis_2015,
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  author    = {R. Eshuis and A. Norta and O. Kopp and E. Pitkanen},
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  journal   = {{IEEE} Transactions on Services Computing},
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  title     = {Service Outsourcing with Process Views},
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  year      = {2015},
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  month     = {jan},
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  number    = {1},
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  pages     = {136--154},
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  volume    = {8},
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  publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ({IEEE})},
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}
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Now, one wants to have the full first names. In case, there is a DOI available, this is as simple as the following steps:
1.Determine the DOI: Switch to the "General" tab and click on "Look up DOI"
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2.Fetch BibTeX data from the DOI: Click on "Get BibTeX data from DOI"
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3.A popup appears. Select which data you want to merge into the existing entry
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4.Now the first names are expanded:
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