diff --git a/data/converter/raw-hierarchy-to-object-converter.js b/data/converter/raw-hierarchy-to-object-converter.js
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+var RawValueToObjectConverter = require("./raw-value-to-object-converter").RawValueToObjectConverter,
+    Promise = require("../../core/promise").Promise,
+    assign = require("core/frb/assign");
+;
+/**
+ * @class RawHierarchyToObjectConverter
+ * @classdesc Converts a property value of raw data to the referenced object.
+ * @extends RawValueToObjectConverter
+ */
+exports.RawHierarchyToObjectConverter = RawValueToObjectConverter.specialize( /** @lends RawEmbeddedValueToObjectConverter# */ {
+
+    /*********************************************************************
+     * Serialization
+     */
+
+    serializeSelf: {
+        value: function (serializer) {
+
+            this.super(serializer);
+    
+            serializer.setProperty("hierarchyExpression", this.hierarchyExpression);    
+        }
+    },
+
+    deserializeSelf: {
+        value: function (deserializer) {
+
+            this.super(deserializer);
+    
+            value = deserializer.getProperty("hierarchyExpression");
+            if (value) {
+                this.hierarchyExpression = value;
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    
+    /*********************************************************************
+     * Properties
+     */
+
+
+    /*********************************************************************
+     * Public API
+     */
+    
+    initWithHierarchyExpression: {
+        value: function (expression) {
+            this.hierarchyExpression = expression;
+            return this;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * This is a unique clientId (per tab), that's given by the backend to the
+     * client's OperationService. This clientId needs then to be passed per
+     * operation to allow the server side to leverage it
+     *
+     * @type {Array<FRB Expressions>}
+     */
+
+    hierarchyExpression: {
+        value: undefined
+    },
+
+
+    /**
+     * Converts an array of raw data that are the raw data of ancestors of an object. 
+     * Returns the value converted to object of the first, which is the "parent" of the object being mapped, 
+     * and loop on the rest of the array to create those objects and assign them as "parent" of the previous
+     * one using the expression at the corresponding index in the "hierarchyExpression" property
+     * @param {Property} v The value to format.
+     * @returns {Promise} A promise for the referenced object.  The promise is
+     * fulfilled after the object is successfully fetched.
+     */
+    convert: {
+        value: function (v) {
+            var self = this,
+                convertedValue,
+                result;
+
+            /*
+                besides returning a default value, or a shared "Missing value" singleton, a feature we don't have, there's not much we can do here:
+            */
+            if(v === null) {
+                return Promise.resolveNull;
+            } else if( v === undefined) {
+                return Promise.resolveUndefined;
+            } else return Promise.all([this._descriptorToFetch, this.service]).then(function (values) {
+                var typeToFetch = values[0],
+                    returnedValue,
+                    service = values[1];
+
+                if(Array.isArray(v)) {
+                    if(v.length) {
+                        let hierarchyExpression = self.hierarchyExpression;
+                        for(var i=0, countI=v.length, promises, iExpression, previousResult;(i<countI);i++) {
+                            iExpression = hierarchyExpression[i-1];
+                            previousResult = result;
+                            result =  self._convertOneValue(v[i], typeToFetch, service, iExpression, i, previousResult);
+
+                            if(i == 0) {
+                                returnedValue = result;
+                            }
+
+                            if (Promise.is(result)) {
+                                (promises || (promises = [])).push(result);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        return Promise.all(promises).then(function() {
+                            return returnedValue;
+                        });
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        return Promise.resolve(v);
+                    }
+                }
+                else {
+                    if(v) {
+                        return self._convertOneValue(v, typeToFetch, service);
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    },
+
+    _convertOneValue:  {
+        value: function (v, typeToFetch, service, hierarchyExpression, index, previousResult) {
+            let valueObjectDescriptor = this.foreignDescriptorForValue(v);
+
+            var result = service.resolveObjectForTypeRawData(valueObjectDescriptor || typeToFetch, v);
+
+            if (result) {
+                result = Promise.all([previousResult, result])
+                    .then( (allResults) => {
+                        let previousDataObject = allResults[0],
+                            dataObject = allResults[1];
+
+                        if(previousDataObject) {
+                            /* Stitch hierarchy as instructed */
+                            assign(previousDataObject, hierarchyExpression, dataObject);
+                        }
+
+                        return dataObject;
+                    });
+            }
+            else  {
+                result = Promise.resolve();
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Reverts the relationship back to raw data.
+     * @function
+     * @param {Scope} v The value to revert.
+     * @returns {string} v
+     */
+    revert: {
+        value: function (v) {
+
+            throw "RawHierarchyToObjectConverter revert() is not implemented"
+
+            var self = this;
+
+            if(!v) {
+                return v;
+            } else {
+                return Promise.all([this._descriptorToFetch, this.service]).then(function (values) {
+                    var revertedValue,
+                    result,
+                    revertedValuePromise;
+
+
+                    var objectDescriptor = values[0],
+                        service = values[1];
+
+                    if(Array.isArray(v)) {
+                        if(v.length) {
+                            revertedValue = [];
+                            for(var i=0, countI=v.length, promises;(i<countI);i++) {
+                                result =  self._revertOneValue(v[i],objectDescriptor, service, revertedValue, i);
+                                if (Promise.is(result)) {
+                                    (promises || (promises = [])).push(result);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            revertedValuePromise =  Promise.all(promises).then(function() {
+                                return revertedValue;
+                            });
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            revertedValuePromise = Promise.resolve(v);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        if(v) {
+                            revertedValuePromise = self._revertOneValue(v,objectDescriptor, service);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (self.compiledRevertSyntax) {
+                        if (Promise.is(revertedValuePromise)) {
+                            return revertedValuePromise.then(function(value) {
+                                return self._revertValueWithExpression(value);
+                            });
+                        } else {
+                            return self._revertValueWithExpression(revertedValuePromise);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        return revertedValuePromise;
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
+    _revertValueWithExpression: {
+        value: function(value) {
+            var scope = this.scope;
+            //Parameter is what is accessed as $ in expressions
+            scope.value = value;
+            return Promise.resolve(this.compiledRevertSyntax(scope));
+        }
+    },
+
+    _revertOneValue:  {
+        value: function (v, objectDescriptor, service, valueArray, index) {
+            var record = {},
+                mapResult = service._mapObjectToRawData(v, record);
+
+            if (Promise.is(mapResult)) {
+                return mapResult.then(function(rawData) {
+                    if(valueArray) {
+                        valueArray[index] = record;
+                    }
+                    return record;
+                });
+            } else {
+                if(valueArray) {
+                    valueArray[index] = record;
+                }
+                return record;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+});
diff --git a/test/spec/data/raw-hierarchy-to-object-converter-spec.js b/test/spec/data/raw-hierarchy-to-object-converter-spec.js
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+var RawHierarchyToObjectConverter = require("mod/data/converter/raw-hierarchy-to-object-converter").RawHierarchyToObjectConverter,
+    ObjectDescriptor = require("mod/core/meta/object-descriptor").ObjectDescriptor,
+    PropertyDescriptor = require("mod/core/meta/property-descriptor").PropertyDescriptor,
+    Criteria = require("mod/core/criteria").Criteria,
+    serialization = require("./logic/service/raw-data-type-mapping-spec.mjson");
+
+describe("A RawHierarchyToObjectConverter", function() {
+
+    let rawData, objectDescriptor, propertyDescriptor;
+    beforeAll(() => {
+        rawData = {
+            name: "John Doe",
+            child: {
+                name: "Jane Doe",
+                child: {
+                    name: "Jean Doe",
+                    child: {
+                        name: "Joan Doe"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        objectDescriptor = new ObjectDescriptor().initWithName("Person");
+        propertyDescriptor = new PropertyDescriptor().initWithNameObjectDescriptorAndCardinality("name", objectDescriptor, 1);
+        objectDescriptor.addPropertyDescriptor(propertyDescriptor);
+
+        propertyDescriptor = new PropertyDescriptor().initWithNameObjectDescriptorAndCardinality("child", objectDescriptor, 1);
+        objectDescriptor.addPropertyDescriptor(propertyDescriptor);
+    })
+
+    it("can be created", function () {
+        expect(new RawHierarchyToObjectConverter()).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+
+    it("can map a hierarchy", function () {
+        var converter = new RawHierarchyToObjectConverter().initWithHierarchyExpression("child");
+
+        //TODO
+    });
+
+    it("can deserializeSelf", function () {
+        //TODO
+    });
+});