diff --git a/interface/source_maint/srce_set_dev.sql b/interface/source_maint/srce_set_dev.sql
index afc149d..caf91f4 100644
--- a/interface/source_maint/srce_set_dev.sql
+++ b/interface/source_maint/srce_set_dev.sql
@@ -54,10 +54,13 @@ BEGIN
         $$
     INTO
         _defn;
+
 /*
-1. determine if insert or update
-2. if update, determine if conflicts exists
-3. do merge
+validate schema? should not need validation if created by ui
+
+
+
+
 */
 
     -------extract current source schema for compare--------------------------
@@ -70,34 +73,9 @@ BEGIN
     WHERE
         srce = _defn->>'name';
 
-    -------check for transctions already existing under this source-----------
-    SELECT
-        COUNT(*)
-    INTO
-        _cnt
-    FROM
-        tps.trans
-    WHERE
-        srce = _defn->>'name';
-
-    --if there are transaction already and the schema is different stop--------
-    IF _cnt > 0 THEN
-        IF _cur_sch <> _defn->'schema' THEN
-            _conflict = TRUE;
-            --get out of the function somehow
-            _message = 
-            $$
-                    {
-    "message": "transactions already exist under source profile and there is a pending schema change",
-    "status": "error"
-}
-            $$: :jsonb;
-            return _message;
-        END IF;
-    END IF;
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------
-    do schema validation fo _defn object?
+    do schema validation
     ---------------------------------------------------------*/
     
     -------------------insert definition----------------------------------------
@@ -108,33 +86,8 @@ BEGIN
     ON CONFLICT ON CONSTRAINT srce_pkey DO UPDATE
         SET
             defn = _defn;
+    
 
-    ------------------drop existing type-----------------------------------------
-
-    EXECUTE format('DROP TYPE IF EXISTS tps.%I',_defn->>'name');
-
-    ------------------create new type--------------------------------------------
-
-    SELECT
-        string_agg(quote_ident(prs.key)||' '||prs.type,',')
-    INTO
-        _sql
-    FROM 
-        tps.srce
-        --unwrap the schema definition array
-        LEFT JOIN LATERAL jsonb_populate_recordset(null: :tps.srce_defn_schema, defn->'schema') prs ON TRUE
-    WHERE   
-        srce = _defn->>'name'
-    GROUP BY
-        srce;
-
-    RAISE NOTICE 'CREATE TYPE tps.% AS (%)',_defn->>'name',_sql;
-
-    EXECUTE format('CREATE TYPE tps.%I AS (%s)',_defn->>'name',_sql);
-
-    EXECUTE format('COMMENT ON TYPE tps.%I IS %L',_defn->>'name',(_defn->>'description'));
-
-    ----------------set message-----------------------------------------------------
     
     _message = 
         $$