ViewModel with SelectList binding in ASP.NET MVC2

Question

I am trying to implement an Edit ViewModel for my Linq2SQL entity called Product. It has a foreign key linked to a list of brands.

Currently I am populating the bra

Answer 1

You should build that lookup INTO your ViewModel. Then create a Builder object that builds the ViewModel and populates that lookup.

After all, that's what your ViewModel is for: to provide a model specifically for your view.