Hi All,
How do I represent hierarchical information in flat file and process it in Pig?

Let’s say I have objects of type A.
I want to have a Tree  representation with their parent-child relationships.

In scenario 1:
A1 points to A2; A2 points to A3; A3 points to A4; A4 points to Am and
so on till An.
Given above definition; I want to be able to answer following :

Child(A1) = A2
Parent(A4) = A3
Descendant(A1) = A2,A3,A4, Am… An
Ancestor(A4) = A3,A2,A1
Ancestor (An) = Am,…A4,A3,A2,A1

Can this be represented in text file and queried in Pig.

Appreciate any pointers/suggestions.
Thanks!

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