SANJIESAN LICENSING / Catalogue records
Similar supplier listings should not inflate an IP product range
An illustrated object may appear in more than one supplier feed with slightly different titles. A repeated picture alone cannot tell you whether the entries are the same item, different variants or unrelated copies. Treat the match as a question to resolve using source identities and evidence. The aim is a maintainable catalogue, not an invented claim that the suppliers are authorised or interchangeable.
Keep source identity with every import
Record the supplier identifier and its external item identifier alongside the local record. Keep the original source link and verification status. A rewritten marketing title should not erase those references. Where only a picture and an informal name are available, preserve the uncertainty instead of using visual resemblance as the sole basis for merging or publishing a new supposedly verified product.
Compare the difference that a buyer would receive
Inspect the stated object, version, included contents and variant information from the actual sources. A colour option may belong under one product, while a genuinely different object needs a separate record. Keep packaging-only picture changes distinct from changes to the item itself. Ask the source about unresolved differences rather than turning every differently cropped image into another entry in the public range.
Merge references without losing the evidence
When the relationship is confirmed, connect the source records under the appropriate local product or variant while preserving their identifiers. Keep supplier-specific fulfilment and commercial facts separate. If the evidence does not settle the match, leave the entries unpublished or flagged for review according to the actual workflow. A smaller accurate range is easier to operate than an inflated list that cannot explain which real item each card represents.