Link Column in Hierarchy Flat file

Hi Gurus,
Good Evening.
Can anyone please let me know the significance of the Link column (in between Node name and Parent ID) while doing the flat file extraction for Hierarchy.
Warm regards,
Warnie.

Hi
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/4dae0795-0501-0010-cc96-fe3a9e8959dc
A customer (a global retailer) wishes to create a master data repository to store information about the locations it is active at. The data includes information about states, regions, counties, and cities (for example, the state capital, county population) and specific outlets. Each outlet is associated with a geographical hierarchy (state, region, etc.) Itu2019s expected that it will be easy to search and maintain information using the MDM Data Manager, and that the repository will be designed in a way that will ensure data integrity.
The information to store includes the following objects and hierarchy:
1. States u2013 each state holds a name, postal, traditional name and capital.
2. Regions u2013 a region is associated to one state. It holds the name of the region.
3. Counties u2013 a county is associated to one region. It holds the county name, population, FIPS code, and the county code.
4. Cities u2013 a city is associated to one county. It holds the city name.
5. Outlet u2013 an outlet is associated to one city. It holds a unique identifier, a name, outlet manager name, and contact information (address and phone number.)
Hope it is clear and helpful

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