PAB-4575: New template parameter field for source or destination type in Analytics Builder

content/change-logs/analytics/apama-in-c8y-20241122-New-template-parameter-field-in-Analytics-Builder-to-select-source-or-destination type.md

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+date:
+title: New template parameter field in Analytics Builder to select source or destination type
+change_type:
+  - value: change-2c7RdTdXo4
+    label: Improvement
+product_area: Analytics
+component:
+  - value: component-M5-cepIIS
+    label: Streaming Analytics
+build_artifact:
+  - value: tc-KXXmo2SUR
+    label: apama-in-c8y
+ticket: PAB-4575
+version:
+---
+A new field named **Source or Destination Type** is now available in the **Template Parameters** dialog box of the Analytics Builder model editor.
+It applies when the type **Source or Destination** is selected. You can use the new field to select one of the following source or destination types: **Device**, **Groups**, **Assets**, or **Other**. You can then specify a default value that is based on your selection. See also [Managing template parameters](/streaming-analytics/analytics-builder/#managing-template-parameters).

content/streaming-analytics/analytics-builder-bundle/using-the-model-editor.md

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         An input block specifies a device or a range of devices, while an output block specifies a device, a trigger device or an asset. For template parameters, the same template parameter and thus value can be used for both input and output blocks. If a template parameter is set to refer to a range of devices, then using it in an output block will be treated as the trigger device. Typically, a single template parameter would be used for all input and output blocks, and may be a single device or a range of devices, in which case the block output goes to the device within the range that triggered a model evaluation \(so a model calculating an average of a measurement and outputting to a measurement would generate a new measurement for each device independently\). Even if a different template parameter whose value refers to a different range was used, the model output would only be sent to the device that triggered a model's evaluation.
 
+    -   **Source or Destination Type**. Applies when the type **Source or Destination** is selected.
+        You can select one of the following source or destination types: **Device**, **Groups**, **Assets**, or **Other**. You can then specify a default value that is based on your selection.
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     -   **Optional**. An optional value can remain blank or can be set later by the instance maintainer. When you select this checkbox, it is not possible to specify a default value.
     -   **Default Value**. You can only specify a default value when the **Optional** checkbox is not selected.