}
     }
   },
-  "collector.externalSchema.2ndStageValidation": 1,
+  "collector.externalSchema.checkflag": 1,
   "collector.externalSchema.schemasLocation": "./etc/externalRepo",
   "collector.externalSchema.mappingFileLocation": "./etc/externalRepo/schema-map.json",
-  "collector.externalSchema.schemaRefPath": "/event/stndDefinedFields/schemaReference",
-  "collector.externalSchema.stndDefinedDataPath": "/event/stndDefinedFields/data",
+  "event.externalSchema.schemaRefPath": "$.event.stndDefinedFields.schemaReference",
+  "event.externalSchema.stndDefinedDataPath": "$.event.stndDefinedFields.data",
   "collector.service.secure.port": "8443",
   "auth.method": "noAuth",
   "collector.keystore.file.location": "/opt/app/VESCollector/etc/keystore",
 
 {
   "self": {
-    "version": "1.5.4",
+    "version": "1.7.4",
     "name": "dcae-ves-collector",
     "description": "Collector for receiving VES events through restful interface",
     "component_type": "docker"
       "sourced_at_deployment": false,
       "policy_editable": false,
       "designer_editable": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "collector.externalSchema.checkflag",
+      "value": 1,
+      "description": "Schema stndDefined validation flag. When enabled, collector will validate stndDefined fields in stndDefined domain events against mapped local schemas listed in file from property collector.externalSchema.mappingFileLocation.",
+      "sourced_at_deployment": false,
+      "policy_editable": false,
+      "designer_editable": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "collector.externalSchema.schemasLocation",
+      "value": "./etc/externalRepo/",
+      "description": "External schemas repository. Path to schemas storage directory.",
+      "sourced_at_deployment": false,
+      "policy_editable": false,
+      "designer_editable": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "collector.externalSchema.mappingFileLocation",
+      "value": "./etc/externalRepo/schema-map.json",
+      "description": "Path to JSON file containing mapping of externally located stndDefined schemas to local schema files.",
+      "sourced_at_deployment": false,
+      "policy_editable": false,
+      "designer_editable": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "event.externalSchema.schemaRefPath",
+      "value": "$.event.stndDefinedFields.schemaReference",
+      "description": "An internal path from validated JSON. Defines which field is taken as public schema reference, which is later mapped.",
+      "sourced_at_deployment": false,
+      "policy_editable": false,
+      "designer_editable": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "event.externalSchema.stndDefinedDataPath",
+      "value": "$.event.stndDefinedFields.data",
+      "description": "An internal path from validated JSON. Defines which field of event will be validated during stndDefined validation.",
+      "sourced_at_deployment": false,
+      "policy_editable": false,
+      "designer_editable": false
     }
   ],
   "auxilary": {
 
 collector.externalSchema.checkflag=1\r
 collector.externalSchema.schemasLocation=./etc/externalRepo/\r
 collector.externalSchema.mappingFileLocation=./etc/externalRepo/schema-map.json\r
-event.externalSchema.schemaRefPath=/event/stndDefinedFields/schemaReference\r
-event.externalSchema.stndDefinedDataPath=/event/stndDefinedFields/data\r
+event.externalSchema.schemaRefPath=$.event.stndDefinedFields.schemaReference\r
+event.externalSchema.stndDefinedDataPath=$.event.stndDefinedFields.data\r
 \r
 \r
 ## List all streamid per domain to be supported. The streamid should match to channel name on dmaapfile\r