> **Experimental**
>
> `@aws-cdk/aws-mediaconnect-alpha` is an [**experimental**](/stability) (alpha) package: its API may change in any release, without a major version bump.
# SourceBase

Common configuration across all inputs.

- Stability: [Experimental](/cdk/api/stability.html)
- Source: [`lib/flow-source-configuration.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.275.0-alpha.0/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-mediaconnect-alpha/lib/flow-source-configuration.ts#L130)

## Example

```ts
// The code below shows an example of how to instantiate this type.
// The values are placeholders you should change.
import * as mediaconnect_alpha from '@aws-cdk/aws-mediaconnect-alpha';
const sourceBase: mediaconnect_alpha.SourceBase = {
  description: 'description',
  flowSourceName: 'flowSourceName',
};
```

## Properties

- `description`: string — A description of the source.

  **Default:** no description

  This description appears only on the MediaConnect console and will not be seen by the end user.

- `flowSourceName`: string — The name of the source.

  **Default:** a name is generated automatically