How do I add the manufacturer attribute to sales_flat_order_item?

Question

Hi we use the manufacturer attribute a lot. And often in code we have to grab it separately because it is stored as a product attribute.

question: Is it possible, just like the flat_catalog tables, to add the manufacturer attribute to the sales_flat_order_item table?

Answer 1

An answer can be found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17947179/how-to-add-product-specific-attribute-column-to-sales-flat-order-item-table

(general answer that can apply)