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@@ -13287,7 +13287,7 @@ Name of the statsd exporter service (default 'statsd_exporter')
 
 ##### <a name="-prometheus--statsd_exporter--mappings"></a>`mappings`
 
-Data type: `Array[Hash]`
+Data type: `Optional[Array[Hash]]`
 
 The hiera array for mappings:
   - map: 'test.dispatcher.*.*.*'
@@ -13296,6 +13296,8 @@ The hiera array for mappings:
       processor: '$2'
       action: '$1'
 
+Default value: `undef`
+
 ##### <a name="-prometheus--statsd_exporter--user"></a>`user`
 
 Data type: `String[1]`