diff --git a/generate_sql/gen_baseline.sql b/generate_sql/gen_baseline.sql
index c116d65..5e4c162 100644
--- a/generate_sql/gen_baseline.sql
+++ b/generate_sql/gen_baseline.sql
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ DECLARE
     _perd_joins text;
     _interval interval;
 
+/*----------------parameters listing--------------
+app_baseline_from_date
+app_baseline_to_date
+app_first_forecast_date
+app_openorder_cutoff
+app_openstatus_code
+app_plug_fromdate
+app_plug_todate
+------------------------------------------------*/
+
 BEGIN
 
 -----------------populate application variables--------------------------------------------
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4efacbf..1d3a578 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ server.get('/baseline', bodyParser.json(), function(req, res) {
         }
     });
 
+    //list of parameters that will need to be supplied from the app
+    //app_baseline_from_date
+    //app_baseline_to_date
+    //app_first_forecast_date
+    //app_openorder_cutoff
+    //app_openstatus_code
+    //app_plug_fromdate
+    //app_plug_todate
+
     var callback = function(arg) {
         sql = arg;
 
@@ -68,6 +77,8 @@ server.get('/baseline', bodyParser.json(), function(req, res) {
         console.log(req.body);
         //parse the where clause into the main sql statement
         //sql = sql.replace(new RegExp("where_clause", 'g'), w)
+        sql = sql.replace(new RegExp("[app_baseline_from_date]",'g'), "$1");
+        args.push(req.body.app_baseline_from_date);
         //execute the sql and send the result
         console.log(sql);
         //Postgres.FirstRow(sql, [], res)
diff --git a/sample_request.json b/sample_request.json
index 61ee6ed..3460185 100644
--- a/sample_request.json
+++ b/sample_request.json
@@ -1,28 +1,9 @@
 {
-    "scenario": {
-        "quota_rep_descr": "TINA PETTIGREW",
-        "substance": "Plastic",
-        "chan": "DIR",
-        "billto_group": "H&A MASTRONARDI",
-        "shipto_group": "H&A MASTRONARDI",
-        "majg_descr": "110 - INJECTION",
-        "part_descr": "HWA13000E21B025LZBLD - 13.00 WRAPT HP CHOCOLATE",
-        "version": "b21",
-        "iter": [
-            "copy",
-            "adj volume",
-            "adj price",
-            "upload volume",
-            "upload price"
-        ]
-    },
-    "stamp": "2020-02-19 17:03:38",
-    "user": "Trowbridge, Paul",
-    "source": "adj",
-    "message": "2% on volume and price",
-    "tag": "standard price",
-    "version": "b21",
-    "type": "scale_vp",
-    "qty": 453.60,
-    "amount": 728.43624
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "app_baseline_from_date":"2020-06-01",
+    "app_baseline_to_date":"2020-10-31",
+    "app_first_forecast_date":"2021-06-01",
+    "app_openorder_cutoff":"2020-10-31",
+    "app_openstatus_code":["OPEN","BACKORDERD"],
+    "app_plug_fromdate":"2020-11-01",
+    "app_plug_todate":"2020-05-31"
+}