From 85be58b46c1f15a535e20ac8484aa75e06b8faf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jonavellecuerdo <cuerdojonavelle@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2024 15:17:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update README to clarify requirements for tests involving
 Symplectic Elements

---
 README.md | 9 +++------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ca210a..7d8e364 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,21 +17,18 @@ Solenoid is a web application for sending email requests for publications to stu
 * To lint the repo: `make lint`
 * To run the app: `pipenv run solenoid`
 
-For local development and testing, the following environment variables are recommended to run the full Solenoid workflow: 
+For local development and testing, the following environment variables are recommended:
 
 ```
    DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=<random-key>
    DJANGO_DEBUG=True
    DJANGO_LOGIN_REQUIRED=True # if testing login
-   SOLENOID_ADMIN=<developer-email>
-   DJANGO_EMAIL_TESTING_MODE=True
-   DJANGO_USE_ELEMENTS=True
-   DJANGO_ELEMENTS_USER=<valid-elements-api-username>
-   DJANGO_ELEMENTS_PASSWORD=<valid-elements-api-password>
 ```
 
 The following sections provide a high-level overview for accessing Solenoid on a local machine and on Heroku. For more detailed walkthroughs and examples, please refer to our [internal documentation on Confluence (WIP)](https://mitlibraries.atlassian.net/l/cp/1hkcgkfG).
 
+**Note:** Any tests that require a connection to Symplectic Elements must be performed through the `staging` app on Heroku. This can be done by manually deploying the `mitlibraries-solenoid-staging` app with the branch pointed to the Github branch under development.
+
 ### Running Solenoid on a local machine
 
 1. Create a `.env` file at the root directory of the Solenoid repo, and set the environment variables recommended for local development and testing.