diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
index 2f14cf1..ad65a96 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","mysqlUser":"scheduler_user","mysqlPassword":"localpassword","mysqlRootPassword":"rootpassword"}}}'
+    helm.cnoe.io/dependencies: '{"mysql": {"name": "MySQL Database", "required": false, "default": true, "externalParams": [{"param": "externalDatabase.host", "label": "Database Host", "placeholder": "mysql.example.com"}, {"param": "externalDatabase.port", "label": "Database Port", "placeholder": "3306"}, {"param": "externalDatabase.database", "label": "Database Name", "placeholder": "os_scheduling_db"}, {"param": "externalDatabase.username", "label": "Username", "placeholder": "scheduler_user"}, {"param": "externalDatabase.password", "label": "Password", "placeholder": "", "secret": true}]}}'
     helm.cnoe.io/dependency-urls: '{}'
   tags:
     - java
diff --git a/helm/schedulerservice/values.yaml b/helm/schedulerservice/values.yaml
index a59d8d7..e4c0886 100644
--- a/helm/schedulerservice/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/schedulerservice/values.yaml
@@ -130,12 +130,14 @@ config:
 
 env: []
 
-# MySQL disabled for production (use external DB)
-# Configure external MySQL connection via secrets
+# MySQL subchart disabled for production (use external DB)
 mysql:
   enabled: false
-  # Production MySQL configuration (when using external DB)
-  # These values are used for reference and documentation
+
+# External Database configuration (used when mysql.enabled=false)
+externalDatabase:
+  host: ""
+  port: "3306"
   database: "os_scheduling_db"
-  user: "scheduler_user"
-  # Password should be provided via Kubernetes secret
+  username: "scheduler_user"
+  password: ""