Ruby / Rails - access to lookup table without modeling?

Question

This is for the Ruby on Rails 3.0.x project.

I have a lookup table with data from a provider.

When I import data from another source, I want to check this table (attaching to the SKU) for additional data.

It doesn't seem to me right to create a model for this table in my application. My application will never be modified, and it should not have any model associations outside of the data search that I just mentioned. He just accidentally gained access to some information.

What is the best practice for accessing this table?

Thank.

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