$rdb = {
  '/employee' => {
    'aa' => {
      'data' => {
        'lastName' => 'BALL',
        'key' => '000126'
      },
      'parent' => '',
      'children' => {
        '/employee/earningStatement' => {
          'ah' => {
            'data' => {
              'checkType' => 'payCheck'
            },
            'parent' => 'aa',
            'children' => {
              '/employee/earningStatement/earningBase' => {
                'al' => {
                  'data' => {
                    'gross' => '790.00',
                    'net' => '405.92',
                    'ckDate' => '20000126'
                  },
                  'parent' => 'ah'
                }
              },
              '/employee/earningStatement/earningPay' => {
                'aj' => {
                  'data' => {
                    'hours_earningPay' => '80.00'
                  },
                  'parent' => 'ah'
                },
                'ak' => {
                  'data' => {
                    'hours_earningPay' => ''
                  },
                  'parent' => 'ah'
                }
              }
            }
          },
          'ac' => {
            'data' => {
              'checkType' => 'payCheck'
            },
            'parent' => 'aa',
            'children' => {
              '/employee/earningStatement/earningBase' => {
                'ag' => {
                  'data' => {
                    'gross' => '790.00',
                    'net' => '405.36',
                    'ckDate' => '20000105'
                  },
                  'parent' => 'ac'
                }
              },
              '/employee/earningStatement/earningPay' => {
                'ae' => {
                  'data' => {
                    'hours_earningPay' => '80.00'
                  },
                  'parent' => 'ac'
                },
                'af' => {
                  'data' => {
                    'hours_earningPay' => ''
                  },
                  'parent' => 'ac'
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  '/employee/earningStatement/earningBase' => {
    'al' => {},
    'ag' => {}
  },
  '/employee/earningStatement/earningPay' => {
    'aj' => {},
    'ak' => {},
    'ae' => {},
    'af' => {}
  },
  '/employee/earningStatement' => {
    'ah' => {},
    'ac' => {}
  }
};
$rdb->{'/employee/earningStatement/earningBase'}{'al'} = $rdb->{'/employee'}{'aa'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement'}{'ah'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement/earningBase'}{'al'};
$rdb->{'/employee/earningStatement/earningBase'}{'ag'} = $rdb->{'/employee'}{'aa'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement'}{'ac'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement/earningBase'}{'ag'};
$rdb->{'/employee/earningStatement/earningPay'}{'aj'} = $rdb->{'/employee'}{'aa'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement'}{'ah'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement/earningPay'}{'aj'};
$rdb->{'/employee/earningStatement/earningPay'}{'ak'} = $rdb->{'/employee'}{'aa'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement'}{'ah'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement/earningPay'}{'ak'};
$rdb->{'/employee/earningStatement/earningPay'}{'ae'} = $rdb->{'/employee'}{'aa'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement'}{'ac'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement/earningPay'}{'ae'};
$rdb->{'/employee/earningStatement/earningPay'}{'af'} = $rdb->{'/employee'}{'aa'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement'}{'ac'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement/earningPay'}{'af'};
$rdb->{'/employee/earningStatement'}{'ah'} = $rdb->{'/employee'}{'aa'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement'}{'ah'};
$rdb->{'/employee/earningStatement'}{'ac'} = $rdb->{'/employee'}{'aa'}{'children'}{'/employee/earningStatement'}{'ac'};

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