diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
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--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -335,6 +335,14 @@
         "prerequisites": [],
         "difficulty": 5
       },
+      {
+        "slug": "relative-distance",
+        "name": "Relative Distance",
+        "uuid": "c5895419-cba5-446f-b6df-08919b15b568",
+        "practices": [],
+        "prerequisites": [],
+        "difficulty": 5
+      },
       {
         "slug": "minesweeper",
         "name": "Minesweeper",
diff --git a/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.docs/instructions.md
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+# Instructions
+
+Your task is to determine the degree of separation between two individuals in a family tree.
+This is similar to the pop culture idea that every Hollywood actor is [within six degrees of Kevin Bacon][six-bacons].
+
+- You will be given an input, with all parent names and their children.
+- Each name is unique, a child _can_ have one or two parents.
+- The degree of separation is defined as the shortest number of connections from one person to another.
+- If two individuals are not connected, return a value that represents "no known relationship."
+  Please see the test cases for the actual implementation.
+
+## Example
+
+Given the following family tree:
+
+```text
+      ┌──────────┐            ┌──────────┐     ┌───────────┐
+      │  Helena  │            │  Erdős   ├─────┤  Shusaku  │
+      └───┬───┬──┘            └─────┬────┘     └────┬──────┘
+      ┌───┘   └───────┐             └───────┬───────┘
+┌─────┴────┐     ┌────┴───┐           ┌─────┴────┐
+│   Isla   ├─────┤ Tariq  │           │   Kevin  │
+└────┬─────┘     └────┬───┘           └──────────┘
+     │                │
+┌────┴────┐      ┌────┴───┐
+│   Uma   │      │ Morphy │
+└─────────┘      └────────┘
+```
+
+The degree of separation between Tariq and Uma is 2 (Tariq → Isla → Uma).
+There's no known relationship between Isla and Kevin, as there is no connection in the given data.
+The degree of separation between Uma and Isla is 1.
+
+~~~~exercism/note
+Isla and Tariq are siblings and have a separation of 1.
+Similarly, this implementation would report a separation of 2 from you to your father's brother.
+~~~~
+
+[six-bacons]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon
diff --git a/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.docs/introduction.md b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.docs/introduction.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Introduction
+
+You've been hired to develop **Noble Knots**, the hottest new dating app for nobility!
+With centuries of royal intermarriage, things have gotten… _complicated_.
+To avoid any _oops-we're-twins_ situations, your job is to build a system that checks how closely two people are related.
+
+Noble Knots is inspired by Iceland's "[Islendinga-App][islendiga-app]," which is backed up by a database that traces all known family connections between Icelanders from the time of the settlement of Iceland.
+Your algorithm will determine the **degree of separation** between two individuals in the royal family tree.
+
+Will your app help crown a perfect match?
+
+[islendiga-app]: https://web.archive.org/web/20250816223614/http://www.islendingaapp.is/information-in-english/
diff --git a/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.meta/config.json b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.meta/config.json
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+++ b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.meta/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "authors": [
+    "BNAndras"
+  ],
+  "files": {
+    "solution": [
+      "zcl_relative_distance.clas.abap"
+    ],
+    "test": [
+      "zcl_relative_distance.clas.testclasses.abap"
+    ],
+    "example": [
+      ".meta/zcl_relative_distance.clas.abap"
+    ]
+  },
+  "blurb": "Given a family tree, calculate the degree of separation.",
+  "source": "vaeng",
+  "source_url": "https://github.com/exercism/problem-specifications/pull/2537"
+}
diff --git a/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.meta/tests.toml b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.meta/tests.toml
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+++ b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.meta/tests.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# This is an auto-generated file.
+#
+# Regenerating this file via `configlet sync` will:
+# - Recreate every `description` key/value pair
+# - Recreate every `reimplements` key/value pair, where they exist in problem-specifications
+# - Remove any `include = true` key/value pair (an omitted `include` key implies inclusion)
+# - Preserve any other key/value pair
+#
+# As user-added comments (using the # character) will be removed when this file
+# is regenerated, comments can be added via a `comment` key.
+
+[4a1ded74-5d32-47fb-8ae5-321f51d06b5b]
+description = "Direct parent-child relation"
+
+[30d17269-83e9-4f82-a0d7-8ef9656d8dce]
+description = "Sibling relationship"
+
+[8dffa27d-a8ab-496d-80b3-2f21c77648b5]
+description = "Two degrees of separation, grandchild"
+
+[34e56ec1-d528-4a42-908e-020a4606ee60]
+description = "Unrelated individuals"
+
+[93ffe989-bad2-48c4-878f-3acb1ce2611b]
+description = "Complex graph, cousins"
+
+[2cc2e76b-013a-433c-9486-1dbe29bf06e5]
+description = "Complex graph, no shortcut, far removed nephew"
+
+[46c9fbcb-e464-455f-a718-049ea3c7400a]
+description = "Complex graph, some shortcuts, cross-down and cross-up, cousins several times removed, with unrelated family tree"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.meta/zcl_relative_distance.clas.abap b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/.meta/zcl_relative_distance.clas.abap
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+CLASS zcl_relative_distance DEFINITION
+  PUBLIC
+  FINAL
+  CREATE PUBLIC .
+
+  PUBLIC SECTION.
+    TYPES:
+      BEGIN OF ty_family,
+        parent   TYPE string,
+        children TYPE string_table,
+      END OF ty_family,
+      ty_family_tree TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_family WITH KEY parent.
+
+    METHODS degree_of_separation
+      IMPORTING
+        family_tree   TYPE ty_family_tree
+        person_a      TYPE string
+        person_b      TYPE string
+      RETURNING
+        VALUE(result) TYPE i.
+  PROTECTED SECTION.
+  PRIVATE SECTION.
+    TYPES:
+      BEGIN OF ty_connection,
+        person   TYPE string,
+        relative TYPE string,
+      END OF ty_connection,
+      ty_graph TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_connection WITH EMPTY KEY,
+      ty_names TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF string WITH EMPTY KEY,
+      BEGIN OF ty_queue_item,
+        person TYPE string,
+        degree TYPE i,
+      END OF ty_queue_item,
+      ty_queue TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_queue_item WITH EMPTY KEY.
+
+    METHODS build_graph
+      IMPORTING
+        family_tree   TYPE ty_family_tree
+      RETURNING
+        VALUE(result) TYPE ty_graph.
+
+    METHODS add_connection
+      IMPORTING
+        source      TYPE string
+        target      TYPE string
+      CHANGING
+        graph       TYPE ty_graph.
+
+    METHODS has_person
+      IMPORTING
+        graph         TYPE ty_graph
+        candidate    TYPE string
+      RETURNING
+        VALUE(result) TYPE abap_bool.
+
+    METHODS relatives_of
+      IMPORTING
+        graph         TYPE ty_graph
+        source        TYPE string
+      RETURNING
+        VALUE(result) TYPE ty_names.
+
+ENDCLASS.
+
+
+CLASS zcl_relative_distance IMPLEMENTATION.
+  METHOD degree_of_separation.
+    result = -1.
+    DATA(graph) = build_graph( family_tree ).
+
+    IF has_person( graph = graph candidate = person_a ) = abap_false.
+      RETURN.
+    ENDIF.
+
+    IF has_person( graph = graph candidate = person_b ) = abap_false.
+      RETURN.
+    ENDIF.
+
+    DATA(queue) = VALUE ty_queue( ( person = person_a degree = 0 ) ).
+    DATA(visited) = VALUE ty_names( ( person_a ) ).
+
+    WHILE lines( queue ) > 0.
+      DATA(current) = queue[ 1 ].
+      DELETE queue INDEX 1.
+
+      IF current-person = person_b.
+        result = current-degree.
+        RETURN.
+      ENDIF.
+
+      LOOP AT relatives_of( graph = graph source = current-person ) ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<relative>).
+        IF NOT line_exists( visited[ table_line = <relative> ] ).
+          APPEND <relative> TO visited.
+          APPEND VALUE #( person = <relative> degree = current-degree + 1 ) TO queue.
+        ENDIF.
+      ENDLOOP.
+    ENDWHILE.
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD build_graph.
+    LOOP AT family_tree ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<family>).
+      LOOP AT <family>-children ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<child>).
+        add_connection(
+          EXPORTING
+            source      = <family>-parent
+            target      = <child>
+          CHANGING
+            graph       = result ).
+        add_connection(
+          EXPORTING
+            source      = <child>
+            target      = <family>-parent
+          CHANGING
+            graph       = result ).
+
+        LOOP AT <family>-children ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<sibling>).
+          IF <child> <> <sibling>.
+            add_connection(
+              EXPORTING
+                source      = <child>
+                target      = <sibling>
+              CHANGING
+                graph       = result ).
+          ENDIF.
+        ENDLOOP.
+      ENDLOOP.
+    ENDLOOP.
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD add_connection.
+    IF NOT line_exists( graph[ person = source relative = target ] ).
+      APPEND VALUE #( person = source relative = target ) TO graph.
+    ENDIF.
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD has_person.
+    result = line_exists( graph[ person = candidate ] ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD relatives_of.
+    LOOP AT graph ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<connection>) WHERE person = source.
+      APPEND <connection>-relative TO result.
+    ENDLOOP.
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+
+ENDCLASS.
diff --git a/exercises/practice/relative-distance/package.devc.xml b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/package.devc.xml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/package.devc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<abapGit version="v1.0.0" serializer="LCL_OBJECT_DEVC" serializer_version="v1.0.0">
+ <asx:abap xmlns:asx="http://www.sap.com/abapxml" version="1.0">
+  <asx:values>
+   <DEVC>
+    <CTEXT>Exercism: Relative Distance</CTEXT>
+   </DEVC>
+  </asx:values>
+ </asx:abap>
+</abapGit>
diff --git a/exercises/practice/relative-distance/zcl_relative_distance.clas.abap b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/zcl_relative_distance.clas.abap
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@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+CLASS zcl_relative_distance DEFINITION
+  PUBLIC
+  FINAL
+  CREATE PUBLIC .
+
+  PUBLIC SECTION.
+    TYPES:
+      BEGIN OF ty_family,
+        parent   TYPE string,
+        children TYPE string_table,
+      END OF ty_family,
+      ty_family_tree TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_family WITH KEY parent.
+
+    METHODS degree_of_separation
+      IMPORTING
+        family_tree   TYPE ty_family_tree
+        person_a      TYPE string
+        person_b      TYPE string
+      RETURNING
+        VALUE(result) TYPE i.
+  PROTECTED SECTION.
+  PRIVATE SECTION.
+
+ENDCLASS.
+
+
+CLASS zcl_relative_distance IMPLEMENTATION.
+  METHOD degree_of_separation.
+    " add solution here
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+
+ENDCLASS.
diff --git a/exercises/practice/relative-distance/zcl_relative_distance.clas.testclasses.abap b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/zcl_relative_distance.clas.testclasses.abap
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+CLASS ltcl_relative_distance DEFINITION FOR TESTING
+  DURATION SHORT
+  RISK LEVEL HARMLESS.
+
+  PRIVATE SECTION.
+    DATA cut TYPE REF TO zcl_relative_distance.
+    METHODS setup.
+    METHODS test_direct_parent_child FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check.
+    METHODS test_sibling_relationship FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check.
+    METHODS test_two_degrees_grandchild FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check.
+    METHODS test_unrelated_individuals FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check.
+    METHODS test_complex_graph_cousins FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check.
+    METHODS test_complex_graph_no_shortcut FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check.
+    METHODS test_complex_with_shortcuts FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check.
+
+ENDCLASS.
+
+
+CLASS ltcl_relative_distance IMPLEMENTATION.
+
+  METHOD setup.
+    cut = NEW zcl_relative_distance( ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD test_direct_parent_child.
+    DATA(family_tree) = VALUE zcl_relative_distance=>ty_family_tree(
+      ( parent = 'Vera' children = VALUE #( ( |Tomoko| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Tomoko' children = VALUE #( ( |Aditi| ) ) ) ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = cut->degree_of_separation(
+        family_tree = family_tree
+        person_a    = 'Vera'
+        person_b    = 'Tomoko' )
+      exp = 1 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD test_sibling_relationship.
+    DATA(family_tree) = VALUE zcl_relative_distance=>ty_family_tree(
+      ( parent = 'Dalia' children = VALUE #( ( |Olga| ) ( |Yassin| ) ) ) ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = cut->degree_of_separation(
+        family_tree = family_tree
+        person_a    = 'Olga'
+        person_b    = 'Yassin' )
+      exp = 1 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD test_two_degrees_grandchild.
+    DATA(family_tree) = VALUE zcl_relative_distance=>ty_family_tree(
+      ( parent = 'Khadija' children = VALUE #( ( |Mateo| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Mateo' children = VALUE #( ( |Rami| ) ) ) ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = cut->degree_of_separation(
+        family_tree = family_tree
+        person_a    = 'Khadija'
+        person_b    = 'Rami' )
+      exp = 2 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD test_unrelated_individuals.
+    DATA(family_tree) = VALUE zcl_relative_distance=>ty_family_tree(
+      ( parent = 'Priya' children = VALUE #( ( |Rami| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Kaito' children = VALUE #( ( |Elif| ) ) ) ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = cut->degree_of_separation(
+        family_tree = family_tree
+        person_a    = 'Priya'
+        person_b    = 'Kaito' )
+      exp = -1 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD test_complex_graph_cousins.
+    DATA(family_tree) = VALUE zcl_relative_distance=>ty_family_tree(
+      ( parent = 'Aiko' children = VALUE #( ( |Bao| ) ( |Carlos| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Bao' children = VALUE #( ( |Dalia| ) ( |Elias| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Carlos' children = VALUE #( ( |Fatima| ) ( |Gustavo| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Dalia' children = VALUE #( ( |Hassan| ) ( |Isla| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Elias' children = VALUE #( ( |Javier| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Fatima' children = VALUE #( ( |Khadija| ) ( |Liam| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Gustavo' children = VALUE #( ( |Mina| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Hassan' children = VALUE #( ( |Noah| ) ( |Olga| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Isla' children = VALUE #( ( |Pedro| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Javier' children = VALUE #( ( |Quynh| ) ( |Ravi| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Khadija' children = VALUE #( ( |Sofia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Liam' children = VALUE #( ( |Tariq| ) ( |Uma| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Mina' children = VALUE #( ( |Viktor| ) ( |Wang| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Noah' children = VALUE #( ( |Xiomara| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Olga' children = VALUE #( ( |Yuki| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Pedro' children = VALUE #( ( |Zane| ) ( |Aditi| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Quynh' children = VALUE #( ( |Boris| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Ravi' children = VALUE #( ( |Celine| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Sofia' children = VALUE #( ( |Diego| ) ( |Elif| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Tariq' children = VALUE #( ( |Farah| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Uma' children = VALUE #( ( |Giorgio| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Viktor' children = VALUE #( ( |Hana| ) ( |Ian| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Wang' children = VALUE #( ( |Jing| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Xiomara' children = VALUE #( ( |Kaito| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Yuki' children = VALUE #( ( |Leila| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Zane' children = VALUE #( ( |Mateo| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Aditi' children = VALUE #( ( |Nia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Boris' children = VALUE #( ( |Oscar| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Celine' children = VALUE #( ( |Priya| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Diego' children = VALUE #( ( |Qi| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Elif' children = VALUE #( ( |Rami| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Farah' children = VALUE #( ( |Sven| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Giorgio' children = VALUE #( ( |Tomoko| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Hana' children = VALUE #( ( |Umar| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Ian' children = VALUE #( ( |Vera| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Jing' children = VALUE #( ( |Wyatt| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Kaito' children = VALUE #( ( |Xia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Leila' children = VALUE #( ( |Yassin| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Mateo' children = VALUE #( ( |Zara| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Nia' children = VALUE #( ( |Antonio| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Oscar' children = VALUE #( ( |Bianca| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Priya' children = VALUE #( ( |Cai| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Qi' children = VALUE #( ( |Dimitri| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Rami' children = VALUE #( ( |Ewa| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Sven' children = VALUE #( ( |Fabio| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Tomoko' children = VALUE #( ( |Gabriela| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Umar' children = VALUE #( ( |Helena| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Vera' children = VALUE #( ( |Igor| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Wyatt' children = VALUE #( ( |Jun| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Xia' children = VALUE #( ( |Kim| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Yassin' children = VALUE #( ( |Lucia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Zara' children = VALUE #( ( |Mohammed| ) ) ) ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = cut->degree_of_separation(
+        family_tree = family_tree
+        person_a    = 'Dimitri'
+        person_b    = 'Fabio' )
+      exp = 9 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD test_complex_graph_no_shortcut.
+    DATA(family_tree) = VALUE zcl_relative_distance=>ty_family_tree(
+      ( parent = 'Aiko' children = VALUE #( ( |Bao| ) ( |Carlos| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Bao' children = VALUE #( ( |Dalia| ) ( |Elias| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Carlos' children = VALUE #( ( |Fatima| ) ( |Gustavo| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Dalia' children = VALUE #( ( |Hassan| ) ( |Isla| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Elias' children = VALUE #( ( |Javier| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Fatima' children = VALUE #( ( |Khadija| ) ( |Liam| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Gustavo' children = VALUE #( ( |Mina| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Hassan' children = VALUE #( ( |Noah| ) ( |Olga| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Isla' children = VALUE #( ( |Pedro| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Javier' children = VALUE #( ( |Quynh| ) ( |Ravi| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Khadija' children = VALUE #( ( |Sofia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Liam' children = VALUE #( ( |Tariq| ) ( |Uma| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Mina' children = VALUE #( ( |Viktor| ) ( |Wang| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Noah' children = VALUE #( ( |Xiomara| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Olga' children = VALUE #( ( |Yuki| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Pedro' children = VALUE #( ( |Zane| ) ( |Aditi| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Quynh' children = VALUE #( ( |Boris| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Ravi' children = VALUE #( ( |Celine| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Sofia' children = VALUE #( ( |Diego| ) ( |Elif| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Tariq' children = VALUE #( ( |Farah| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Uma' children = VALUE #( ( |Giorgio| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Viktor' children = VALUE #( ( |Hana| ) ( |Ian| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Wang' children = VALUE #( ( |Jing| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Xiomara' children = VALUE #( ( |Kaito| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Yuki' children = VALUE #( ( |Leila| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Zane' children = VALUE #( ( |Mateo| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Aditi' children = VALUE #( ( |Nia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Boris' children = VALUE #( ( |Oscar| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Celine' children = VALUE #( ( |Priya| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Diego' children = VALUE #( ( |Qi| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Elif' children = VALUE #( ( |Rami| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Farah' children = VALUE #( ( |Sven| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Giorgio' children = VALUE #( ( |Tomoko| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Hana' children = VALUE #( ( |Umar| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Ian' children = VALUE #( ( |Vera| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Jing' children = VALUE #( ( |Wyatt| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Kaito' children = VALUE #( ( |Xia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Leila' children = VALUE #( ( |Yassin| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Mateo' children = VALUE #( ( |Zara| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Nia' children = VALUE #( ( |Antonio| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Oscar' children = VALUE #( ( |Bianca| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Priya' children = VALUE #( ( |Cai| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Qi' children = VALUE #( ( |Dimitri| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Rami' children = VALUE #( ( |Ewa| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Sven' children = VALUE #( ( |Fabio| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Tomoko' children = VALUE #( ( |Gabriela| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Umar' children = VALUE #( ( |Helena| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Vera' children = VALUE #( ( |Igor| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Wyatt' children = VALUE #( ( |Jun| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Xia' children = VALUE #( ( |Kim| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Yassin' children = VALUE #( ( |Lucia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Zara' children = VALUE #( ( |Mohammed| ) ) ) ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = cut->degree_of_separation(
+        family_tree = family_tree
+        person_a    = 'Lucia'
+        person_b    = 'Jun' )
+      exp = 14 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD test_complex_with_shortcuts.
+    DATA(family_tree) = VALUE zcl_relative_distance=>ty_family_tree(
+      ( parent = 'Aiko' children = VALUE #( ( |Bao| ) ( |Carlos| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Bao' children = VALUE #( ( |Dalia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Carlos' children = VALUE #( ( |Fatima| ) ( |Gustavo| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Dalia' children = VALUE #( ( |Hassan| ) ( |Isla| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Fatima' children = VALUE #( ( |Khadija| ) ( |Liam| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Gustavo' children = VALUE #( ( |Mina| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Hassan' children = VALUE #( ( |Noah| ) ( |Olga| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Isla' children = VALUE #( ( |Pedro| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Javier' children = VALUE #( ( |Quynh| ) ( |Ravi| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Khadija' children = VALUE #( ( |Sofia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Liam' children = VALUE #( ( |Tariq| ) ( |Uma| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Mina' children = VALUE #( ( |Viktor| ) ( |Wang| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Noah' children = VALUE #( ( |Xiomara| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Olga' children = VALUE #( ( |Yuki| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Pedro' children = VALUE #( ( |Zane| ) ( |Aditi| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Quynh' children = VALUE #( ( |Boris| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Ravi' children = VALUE #( ( |Celine| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Sofia' children = VALUE #( ( |Diego| ) ( |Elif| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Tariq' children = VALUE #( ( |Farah| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Uma' children = VALUE #( ( |Giorgio| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Viktor' children = VALUE #( ( |Hana| ) ( |Ian| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Wang' children = VALUE #( ( |Jing| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Xiomara' children = VALUE #( ( |Kaito| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Yuki' children = VALUE #( ( |Leila| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Zane' children = VALUE #( ( |Mateo| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Aditi' children = VALUE #( ( |Nia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Boris' children = VALUE #( ( |Oscar| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Celine' children = VALUE #( ( |Priya| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Diego' children = VALUE #( ( |Qi| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Elif' children = VALUE #( ( |Rami| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Farah' children = VALUE #( ( |Sven| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Giorgio' children = VALUE #( ( |Tomoko| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Hana' children = VALUE #( ( |Umar| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Ian' children = VALUE #( ( |Vera| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Jing' children = VALUE #( ( |Wyatt| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Kaito' children = VALUE #( ( |Xia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Leila' children = VALUE #( ( |Yassin| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Mateo' children = VALUE #( ( |Zara| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Nia' children = VALUE #( ( |Antonio| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Oscar' children = VALUE #( ( |Bianca| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Priya' children = VALUE #( ( |Cai| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Qi' children = VALUE #( ( |Dimitri| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Rami' children = VALUE #( ( |Ewa| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Sven' children = VALUE #( ( |Fabio| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Tomoko' children = VALUE #( ( |Gabriela| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Umar' children = VALUE #( ( |Helena| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Vera' children = VALUE #( ( |Igor| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Wyatt' children = VALUE #( ( |Jun| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Xia' children = VALUE #( ( |Kim| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Yassin' children = VALUE #( ( |Lucia| ) ) )
+      ( parent = 'Zara' children = VALUE #( ( |Mohammed| ) ) ) ).
+
+    cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_equals(
+      act = cut->degree_of_separation(
+        family_tree = family_tree
+        person_a    = 'Wyatt'
+        person_b    = 'Xia' )
+      exp = 12 ).
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+ENDCLASS.
diff --git a/exercises/practice/relative-distance/zcl_relative_distance.clas.xml b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/zcl_relative_distance.clas.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99fc5a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/relative-distance/zcl_relative_distance.clas.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<abapGit version="v1.0.0" serializer="LCL_OBJECT_CLAS" serializer_version="v1.0.0">
+ <asx:abap xmlns:asx="http://www.sap.com/abapxml" version="1.0">
+  <asx:values>
+   <VSEOCLASS>
+    <CLSNAME>ZCL_RELATIVE_DISTANCE</CLSNAME>
+    <LANGU>E</LANGU>
+    <DESCRIPT>Exercism: Relative Distance</DESCRIPT>
+    <STATE>1</STATE>
+    <CLSCCINCL>X</CLSCCINCL>
+    <FIXPT>X</FIXPT>
+    <UNICODE>X</UNICODE>
+    <WITH_UNIT_TESTS>X</WITH_UNIT_TESTS>
+   </VSEOCLASS>
+  </asx:values>
+ </asx:abap>
+</abapGit>