diff --git a/generate_sql/col_baseline.sql b/generate_sql/col_baseline.sql
index 7bc820a..6ba6cde 100644
--- a/generate_sql/col_baseline.sql
+++ b/generate_sql/col_baseline.sql
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ DO
 $$
 DECLARE
     clist text;
+    ytdbody text;
 
 BEGIN
 -------------------------------build a column list----------------------------------------
 SELECT 
-    string_agg(format('%I',cname),E'\n,' ORDER BY opos ASC)
+    string_agg(format('%I',cname),E'\n    ,' ORDER BY opos ASC)
 INTO
     clist
 FROM 
@@ -14,7 +15,33 @@ FROM
 WHERE 
     func NOT IN ('version');
 
-RAISE NOTICE 'build list: %',clist;
+--RAISE NOTICE 'build list: %',clist;
+
+SELECT 
+$a$
+SELECT
+    $a$::text||    
+    clist||
+    $b$
+    ,'baseline' "version"
+    ,'actuals' iter
+FROM
+    rlarp.osm_dev o
+WHERE
+    (
+        --base period orders booked....
+        [order date column name] BETWEEN [supplied target range from date] AND [supplied target range to date]
+        --...or any open orders currently booked before cutoff....
+        OR ([order status column here] IN ([list of statuses indicating still open]) and [order date column name] <= [include open orders through this date])
+        --...or anything that shipped in that period
+        OR ([name of shipdate column] BETWEEN [supplied target range from date] AND [supplied target range to date])
+    )
+    --be sure to pre-exclude unwanted items, like canceled orders, non-gross sales, and short-ships
+$b$::text
+INTO
+    ytdbody;
+
+RAISE NOTICE '%', ytdbody;
 
 END
 $$