diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbe7c1d1f600f1478d63b2dd07661e57c056ce30..c8732be1ad8bf084de36da4dde3e793f30763d2b 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -398,6 +398,8 @@ conditions_to_generate:
           bin: ~/git/ivas-codec/EVS_dec
           ### Decoder output sampling rate; default = null (same as input)
           # fs: 48000
+	  ### Option to use SBA format of lower or same order (planar also possible) for SBA input formats
+      # sba_format: "PLANARFOA"
 ```
 
 </details>
@@ -471,6 +473,7 @@ For the encoding stage `cod` and the decoding stage `dec`, the path to the IVAS_
 Additionally some resampling can be applied by using the key `fs` followed by the desired sampling rate.
 The general bitstream processing configuration can be locally overwritten for each EVS and IVAS condition with the key `tx`.
 The additional key `evs_lfe_9k6bps_nb` is only available for EVS conditions and ensures a bitrate of 9.6kbps and narrow band processing of the LFE channel(s).
+Also only available for EVS conditions is the `sba_format` key where a SBA format of lower order than the input can be specified for SBA input formats.
 #### IVAS
 The configuration of the IVAS condition is similar to the EVS condition. However, only one bitrate for all channels (and metadata) can be specified.
 In addition to that, the encoder and decoder take some additional arguments defined by the key `opts`.
diff --git a/examples/TEMPLATE.yml b/examples/TEMPLATE.yml
index 09881a3bc01b4977221423cb1f56f7dfe9a4f7fe..83901013fcaf57db4ac8dca546f8b5f509e945ba 100755
--- a/examples/TEMPLATE.yml
+++ b/examples/TEMPLATE.yml
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ conditions_to_generate:
       ### Bitstream options
       # tx:
           ### For possible arguments see overall bitstream modification
+      ### Option to use SBA format of lower or same order (planar also possible) for SBA input formats
+      # sba_format: "PLANARFOA"
 
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 ### Post-processing