diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c07a75d..ede9c35 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,23 +6,22 @@ var https = require('https');
 var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 const server = express();
 const pg = require('pg');
-
-//---------read sql files into variables----------------
 var fs = require('fs');
 var readline = require('readline');
-//-------------------------------------------------------
 
+//-----------------------------point to ssl info------------------------------------
 var options = {
     key: fs.readFileSync(process.env.wd + 'key.pem'),
     cert: fs.readFileSync(process.env.wd + 'cert.pem'),
     passprase: []
 };
 
+//-----------------------------create server process--------------------------------
 https.createServer(options, server).listen(process.env.nodeport, () => {
     console.log('started on ' + process.env.nodeport)
 });
-//server.listen(3000, () => console.log('started'))
 
+//-----------------------------create permanent database connetion------------------
 var Postgres = new pg.Client({
     user: process.env.user,
     password: process.env.password,
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ var Postgres = new pg.Client({
 });
 Postgres.connect();
 
+//------------create a callable sql exec func that return first rows----------------
 Postgres.FirstRow = function(inSQL, args, inResponse) {
     Postgres.query(inSQL, args, (err, res) => {
         if (err === null) {
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ Postgres.FirstRow = function(inSQL, args, inResponse) {
     });
 };
 
-server.get('/', (req, res) => res.send('node.js express is up and running'))
+//------------route to test if the process is running-------------------------------
+server.get('/', (req, res) => res.send('pivotscale api is running'))
 
+//------------build forecast baseline that is a mirror of the target period---------
 server.get('/baseline', bodyParser.json(), function(req, res) {
 
     var sql = "";
@@ -91,72 +93,3 @@ server.get('/baseline', bodyParser.json(), function(req, res) {
         Postgres.FirstRow(sql, [], res)
     };
 })
-
-server.get('/scenario_package', bodyParser.json(), function(req, res) {
-
-    var sql = "";
-    var w = "";
-    var c = 1;
-    var d = 1;
-    var args = [];
-    var path = './route_sql/scenario_package.sql';
-
-    fs.readFile(path, 'utf8', function(err, data) {
-        if (!err) {
-            callback(data);
-        } else {
-            console.log("fatal error pulling sql file")
-            callback(err);
-        }
-    });
-
-    var callback = function(arg) {
-        sql = arg;
-
-        //parse request body into a where clause
-        ({ c, w, d } = build_where(req, c, w, d, args));
-
-        //if there was no body sent, return with nothing
-        if (c == 1) {
-            res.send("no body was sent");
-            return;
-        }
-        console.log(new Date().toISOString() + "-------------------------get scenario:------------------------------")
-        console.log(req.body);
-        //parse the where clause into the main sql statement
-        sql = sql.replace(new RegExp("where_clause", 'g'), w)
-            //execute the sql and send the result
-        console.log(sql);
-        Postgres.FirstRow(sql, [], res)
-    };
-})
-
-function build_where(req, c, w, d, args) {
-    for (var i in req.body.scenario) {
-        //console.log(i);
-        ///console.log(req.body[i]);
-        if (c > 1) {
-            w = w +
-                `
-            AND `;
-        }
-        if (Array.isArray(req.body.scenario[i])) {
-            //if the scenario key has a value that is an array of items, push it into an `IN` statement
-            //iter = [stage1, stage2]   -->  SQL  -->  iter IN ('stag1', stage2')
-            w = w + i + " IN (";
-            for (var j in req.body.scenario[i]) {
-                if (d > 1) {
-                    w = w + ",";
-                }
-                w = w + "'" + req.body.scenario[i][j] + "'";
-                d = d + 1;
-            }
-            w = w + ")";
-        } else {
-            w = w + i + " = '" + req.body.scenario[i] + "'";
-        }
-        args.push(req.body.scenario[i]);
-        c = c + 1;
-    };
-    return { c, w, d };
-}
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 38735da..74d4a2d 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ TO-DO:
 - [ ] some of the app parameters can be consolidated, the baseline period could be one large range potentially, instead of 2 stacked periods
 - [x] setup something to fill in sql parameters to do testing on the function
 - [ ] update node to handle forecast name parameter
+- [ ] clean up SQL generation to prevent injection
 
 running problem list
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