diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index dc08116..710c64a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ server.get('/baseline', bodyParser.json(), function(req, res) {
     var path = './routes/baseline/baseline.sql';
     var args = [];
    
-
+    var app_req                      =  JSON.stringify(req.body);
     var app_baseline_from_date =        req.body.app_baseline_from_date;
     var app_baseline_to_date =          req.body.app_baseline_to_date;
     var app_first_forecast_date =       req.body.app_first_forecast_date;
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ 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_req", 'g'),                   app_req);
         sql = sql.replace(new RegExp("app_baseline_from_date", 'g'),    app_baseline_from_date);
         sql = sql.replace(new RegExp("app_baseline_to_date", 'g'),      app_baseline_to_date);
         sql = sql.replace(new RegExp("app_first_forecast_date", 'g'),   app_first_forecast_date);
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index a97e863..bc0f506 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ setup
     * logid   (added if missing)
 
 issues
+ - [ ] baseline request json is not depostiing correctly into the sql
  - [ ] what if you create a func table but some of the values are null? (orders without quotes)
  - [x] what if you want certain things like invoice numbers included in the baseline, is a func table necesary? no, just leave fkey null and no table will be setup
  - [ ] baseline needs to populate all columns in sequential order like the scale route
diff --git a/routes/baseline/baseline.sql b/routes/baseline/baseline.sql
index b1b9c69..15403e1 100644
--- a/routes/baseline/baseline.sql
+++ b/routes/baseline/baseline.sql
@@ -1,20 +1,30 @@
 DELETE FROM tpsv.dcard WHERE app_version = 'app_forecast_name';
 WITH
-baseline AS (
+req AS  (SELECT $$app_req$$::jsonb j)
+,ilog AS (
+    INSERT INTO
+        fc.log (doc)
+    SELECT
+        req.j 
+    FROM
+        req
+    RETURNING *
+)
+,baseline AS (
 SELECT
-    o.id
-    ,o.logid
+    null::integer AS id
+    ,null::integer AS logid
     ,o."Trans. Date"
     ,o."Post Date"
     ,o."Description"
-    ,o."Amount"
+    ,sum(o."Amount") AS "Amount"
     ,o."Category"
     ,o."Party"
     ,o."Reason"
-    ,o.app_units
-    ,'app_forecast_name' "version"
-    ,'actuals' iter
-    ,null::bigint app_logid
+    ,sum(o.app_units) AS app_units
+    ,'app_forecast_name' AS app_version
+    ,'baseline' AS app_iter
+    ,(SELECT id FROM ilog) AS app_logid
 FROM
     tpsv.dcard o
 WHERE
@@ -27,52 +37,72 @@ WHERE
         OR ("Post Date" BETWEEN 'app_baseline_from_date'::date AND 'app_baseline_to_date'::date)
     )
     --be sure to pre-exclude unwanted items, like canceled orders, non-gross sales, and short-ships
-UNION ALL
-SELECT
-    o.id
-    ,o.logid
-    ,o."Trans. Date" + interval '1 year' AS "Trans. Date"
-    ,o."Post Date" + interval '1 year' AS "Post Date"
+GROUP BY
+    o."Trans. Date"
+    ,o."Post Date"
     ,o."Description"
-    ,o."Amount"
     ,o."Category"
     ,o."Party"
     ,o."Reason"
-    ,o.app_units
-    ,'app_forecast_name' "version"
-    ,'plug' iter
-    ,null::bigint app_logid
+UNION ALL
+SELECT
+    null::integer AS id
+    ,null::integer AS logid
+    ,o."Trans. Date" + interval '1 year' AS "Trans. Date"
+    ,o."Post Date" + interval '1 year' AS "Post Date"
+    ,o."Description"
+    ,sum(o."Amount") AS "Amount"
+    ,o."Category"
+    ,o."Party"
+    ,o."Reason"
+    ,sum(o.app_units) AS app_units
+    ,'app_forecast_name' AS app_version
+    ,'baseline' AS app_iter
+    ,(SELECT id FROM ilog) AS app_logid
 FROM
     tpsv.dcard o
-LEFT OUTER JOIN fc.perd pdate ON
-        (o."Post Date" + interval '1 year' )::date <@ pdate.drange
-LEFT OUTER JOIN fc.perd tdate ON
+    LEFT OUTER JOIN fc.perd tdate ON
         (o."Trans. Date" + interval '1 year' )::date <@ tdate.drange
+    LEFT OUTER JOIN fc.perd pdate ON
+        (o."Post Date" + interval '1 year' )::date <@ pdate.drange
 WHERE
     "Trans. Date" BETWEEN 'app_plug_fromdate'::date AND 'app_plug_todate'::date
     --be sure to pre-exclude unwanted items, like canceled orders, non-gross sales, and short-ships
-)
+GROUP BY
+    o."Trans. Date"
+    ,o."Post Date"
+    ,o."Description"
+    ,o."Category"
+    ,o."Party"
+    ,o."Reason")
 ,incr AS (
 SELECT
-    o.id
-    ,o.logid
+    null::integer AS id
+    ,null::integer AS logid
     ,o."Trans. Date" + interval '1 year' AS "Trans. Date"
     ,o."Post Date" + interval '1 year' AS "Post Date"
     ,o."Description"
-    ,o."Amount"
+    ,sum(o."Amount") AS "Amount"
     ,o."Category"
     ,o."Party"
     ,o."Reason"
-    ,o.app_units
-    ,'app_forecast_name' "version"
-    ,'baseline' iter
-    ,null::bigint app_logid
+    ,sum(o.app_units) AS app_units
+    ,'app_forecast_name' AS app_version
+    ,'baseline' AS app_iter
+    ,(SELECT id FROM ilog) AS app_logid
 FROM
     baseline o
-LEFT OUTER JOIN fc.perd pdate ON
-        (o."Post Date" + interval '1 year' )::date <@ pdate.drange
 LEFT OUTER JOIN fc.perd tdate ON
         (o."Trans. Date" + interval '1 year' )::date <@ tdate.drange
+    LEFT OUTER JOIN fc.perd pdate ON
+        (o."Post Date" + interval '1 year' )::date <@ pdate.drange
+GROUP BY
+    o."Trans. Date"
+    ,o."Post Date"
+    ,o."Description"
+    ,o."Category"
+    ,o."Party"
+    ,o."Reason"
 )
 ,ins AS (
 INSERT INTO
diff --git a/routes/baseline/gen_baseline.sql b/routes/baseline/gen_baseline.sql
index 0b44ad2..988097b 100644
--- a/routes/baseline/gen_baseline.sql
+++ b/routes/baseline/gen_baseline.sql
@@ -219,13 +219,11 @@ SELECT
 --    fc.live
 $$,incr AS (
 SELECT
-    $$||_clist_inc||
-    $$
-    ,'app_forecast_name' "version"
-    ,'baseline' iter
-    ,null::bigint app_logid
+    $$||_clist_inc||$$
 FROM
     baseline o$$||E'\n'||_perd_joins||$$
+GROUP BY
+    $$||_clist_group||$$
 )
 ,ins AS (
 INSERT INTO
@@ -251,7 +249,8 @@ RAISE NOTICE E'_baseline -------> \n%',_baseline;
 SELECT
 $$DELETE FROM $$||_target_table||$$ WHERE $$||_version_col||$$ = 'app_forecast_name';
 WITH
-ilog AS (
+req AS  (SELECT $$||'$$app_req$$::jsonb j)'||$$
+,ilog AS (
     INSERT INTO
         fc.log (doc)
     SELECT