diff --git a/raster_interaction_to_api/contents/src/__init__.py b/raster_interaction_to_api/contents/src/__init__.py
index 6255e73..f20e105 100644
--- a/raster_interaction_to_api/contents/src/__init__.py
+++ b/raster_interaction_to_api/contents/src/__init__.py
@@ -4,14 +4,21 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import sys
+import ee
 import os
 
 logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging.INFO)
 
 
 # Pull in raster interaction metadata
-r = req.get(os.getenv('RASTER_INTERACTION_SHEET')).content
-current_mdata = pd.read_csv(pd.compat.StringIO(r.decode('utf-8')), header=0, index_col=[0]).dropna(subset=["RW Dataset ID", "RW Layer ID", "GEE Asset ID", "Band Name", "Property", "Number Type", "Number of Decimals", "NRT", "Update?"])
+#r = req.get(os.getenv('RASTER_INTERACTION_SHEET')).content
+r = req.get("https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IjyLR2Zs9WwuAoSxCNuAqPgvHwuNSOdpZQHlftowos0/export?format=csv").content
+current_mdata = pd.read_csv(pd.compat.StringIO(r.decode('utf-8')), header=0, index_col=[0]).dropna(subset=["Property", "Number Type", "Number of Decimals", "NRT", "Update?"])
+
+# update 
+#current_mdata = current_mdata[["Layer Link", "Property", "Prefix", "Suffix", "Number Type", "Number of Decimals", "NRT", "Update?", "Needs Unit Change", "Notes"]]
+current_mdata['RW Dataset ID'] = [x[-36:] for x in current_mdata["Layer Link"]]
+current_mdata['RW Layer ID'] = [x[44: 80] for x in current_mdata["Layer Link"]]
 
 # Continue with the metadata that matches elements in the tracking sheet
 ids_on_backoffice = pd.notnull(current_mdata["RW Dataset ID"])
@@ -79,7 +86,6 @@ def get_regular_int(ds, band, asset, prop, num_type, num_decimals, prefix, suffi
             }]}}
     return regular_raster_int
 
-
 def clean_nulls(val):
     """Used to clean np.nan values from the metadata update call... which don't play nice with the RW API"""
     try:
@@ -108,6 +114,43 @@ def create_headers():
         'authorization': "{}".format(os.getenv('apiToken')),
     }
 
+def get_band_name(lyr_url):
+    r = req.get(lyr_url).json()
+    sld = r['data']['attributes']['layerConfig']['body']['sldValue']
+    if 'SourceChannelName' in sld:
+        substring = sld.split('SourceChannelName')[1]
+        end_index = substring.index('<')
+        band_name = substring[1: end_index]
+    else:
+        asset_id = r['data']['attributes']['layerConfig']['assetId']
+        asset = ee.data.getInfo(asset_id)
+        if asset['type'] == 'IMAGE_COLLECTION':
+            image = ee.data.listAssets({'parent':asset['name']})['assets'][0]
+            asset = ee.data.getInfo(image['name'])
+        band_info = asset['bands']
+        if len(band_info) > 1:
+            logging.debug('Band not specified in layer configuration when more than 1 band exist')
+        else: 
+            band_name = band_info[0]['id']
+    return band_name
+
+def get_asset_id(lyr_url):
+    r = req.get(lyr_url).json()
+    asset_id = r['data']['attributes']['layerConfig']['assetId']
+    return asset_id
+
+def initialize_ee():
+    '''
+    Initialize ee module
+    '''
+    # get GEE credentials from env file
+    GEE_JSON = os.environ.get("GEE_JSON")
+    _CREDENTIAL_FILE = 'credentials.json'
+    GEE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT = os.environ.get("GEE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT")
+    with open(_CREDENTIAL_FILE, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(GEE_JSON)
+    auth = ee.ServiceAccountCredentials(GEE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT, _CREDENTIAL_FILE)
+    ee.Initialize(auth)
 
 def patch_interactions(info, send=True):
     lyr = info[0]
@@ -122,8 +165,8 @@ def patch_interactions(info, send=True):
     logging.info("Processing lyr: {}".format(lyr))
     if (clean_nulls(metadata["NRT"]) == "Y"):
         row_payload = get_NRT_int(ds=ds,
-                                  band=clean_nulls(metadata["Band Name"]),
-                                  asset=clean_nulls(metadata["GEE Asset ID"]),
+                                  band=get_band_name(rw_api_url),
+                                  asset=get_asset_id(rw_api_url),
                                   prop=clean_nulls(metadata["Property"]),
                                   num_type=clean_nulls(metadata["Number Type"]),
                                   num_decimals=clean_nulls(metadata["Number of Decimals"]),
@@ -132,8 +175,8 @@ def patch_interactions(info, send=True):
 
     elif (clean_nulls(metadata["NRT"]) == "N"):
         row_payload = get_regular_int(ds=ds,
-                                      band=clean_nulls(metadata["Band Name"]),
-                                      asset=clean_nulls(metadata["GEE Asset ID"]),
+                                      band=get_band_name(rw_api_url),
+                                      asset=get_asset_id(rw_api_url),
                                       prop=clean_nulls(metadata["Property"]),
                                       num_type=clean_nulls(metadata["Number Type"]),
                                       num_decimals=clean_nulls(metadata["Number of Decimals"]),
@@ -178,4 +221,5 @@ def send_patches(df):
 
 
 def main():
+    initialize_ee()
     send_patches(metadata_to_api)