Bug 2201998 : ASL: DISTRIBUTOR SHOULD BE ABLE TO REFERENCE MORE THAN ONE MANUFACTURER
ASL Data Model should be extended to allow assignment of multiple Manufacturer and Manufacturer Part Numbers for an ASL entry with a Distributor business type.
In the Electronics Industry, what Design Engineers are qualifying for a new design is a list of qualified manufacturers and manufacturer part numbers. These manufacturers may be vendors or may distribute their products through Distributors.
The same distributor usually distributes equivalent products from several manufacturers.
Currently when setting up a Distributor type ASL entry, you are restricted to enter a single Manufacturer and a single Manufacturer part number and besides you are restricted to a single ASL entry by item and distributor.