diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
index 3507cac..2f14cf1 100644
--- a/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ metadata:
     helm.cnoe.io/chart-path: "helm/schedulerservice"
     helm.cnoe.io/values-file: "values-local.yaml"
     helm.cnoe.io/available-values-files: '["values.yaml", "values-local.yaml"]'
-    helm.cnoe.io/dependencies: '{"mysql":{"namespace":"{namespace}","release":"schedulerservice-mysql","chart":"wso2/mysql","version":"1.6.9","parameters":{"mysqlDatabase":"os_scheduling_db"}}}'
+    helm.cnoe.io/dependencies: '{"mysql":{"namespace":"{namespace}","release":"schedulerservice-mysql","chart":"wso2/mysql","version":"1.6.9","parameters":{"mysqlDatabase":"os_scheduling_db","mysqlUser":"scheduler_user","mysqlPassword":"localpassword","mysqlRootPassword":"rootpassword"}}}'
     helm.cnoe.io/dependency-urls: '{}'
   tags:
     - java
diff --git a/helm/schedulerservice/values-local.yaml b/helm/schedulerservice/values-local.yaml
index 5a63efc..4aa7c06 100644
--- a/helm/schedulerservice/values-local.yaml
+++ b/helm/schedulerservice/values-local.yaml
@@ -126,3 +126,9 @@ mysql:
   resources: {}
   podLabels:
     backstage.io/kubernetes-id: "schedulerservice"
+  configurationFiles:
+    mysql.cnf: |-
+      [mysqld]
+      max_connections=200
+      character-set-server=utf8mb4
+      collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci
diff --git a/helm/schedulerservice/values.yaml b/helm/schedulerservice/values.yaml
index 0639bab..a59d8d7 100644
--- a/helm/schedulerservice/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/schedulerservice/values.yaml
@@ -131,5 +131,11 @@ config:
 env: []
 
 # MySQL disabled for production (use external DB)
+# Configure external MySQL connection via secrets
 mysql:
   enabled: false
+  # Production MySQL configuration (when using external DB)
+  # These values are used for reference and documentation
+  database: "os_scheduling_db"
+  user: "scheduler_user"
+  # Password should be provided via Kubernetes secret