diff --git a/data/schemas/services-schema.yaml b/data/schemas/services-schema.yaml
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+%YAML 1.2
+---
+type: map
+mapping:
+    "services":
+        type: seq
+        sequence:
+            - type: map
+              mapping:
+                "name": { type: str }
+                "mandatory": { type: bool, default: false }
+    "targets":
+        type: seq
+        sequence:
+            - type: map
+              mapping:
+                  "name": { type: str }
+                  "mandatory": { type: bool, default: true }
+    "disable":
+        type: seq
+        sequence:
+          - type: map
+            mapping:
+                "name": { type: str }
+                "mandatory": { type: bool, default: false }