diff --git a/docs/reference/aggregations/bucket/composite-aggregation.asciidoc b/docs/reference/aggregations/bucket/composite-aggregation.asciidoc
index 337cdf8a196..c37e84799ab 100644
--- a/docs/reference/aggregations/bucket/composite-aggregation.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/aggregations/bucket/composite-aggregation.asciidoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [[search-aggregations-bucket-composite-aggregation]]
-=== Composite Aggregation
+=== Composite aggregation
 
 A multi-bucket aggregation that creates composite buckets from different sources.
 
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ The name given to each sources must be unique.
 
 There are three different types of values source:
 
+[[_terms]]
 ===== Terms
 
 The `terms` value source is equivalent to a simple `terms` aggregation.
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ GET /_search
 }
 --------------------------------------------------
 
+[[_histogram]]
 ===== Histogram
 
 The `histogram` value source can be applied on numeric values to build fixed size
@@ -208,8 +210,8 @@ GET /_search
 }
 --------------------------------------------------
 
-
-===== Date Histogram
+[[_date_histogram]]
+===== Date histogram
 
 The `date_histogram` is similar to the `histogram` value source except that the interval
 is specified by date/time expression:
diff --git a/docs/reference/redirects.asciidoc b/docs/reference/redirects.asciidoc
index 85bd09ccd32..e6ee868fb80 100644
--- a/docs/reference/redirects.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/redirects.asciidoc
@@ -878,17 +878,17 @@ See <<transform-resource>>.
 [role="exclude",id="data-frame-transform-dest"]
 === Dest objects
 
-See <<transform-dest>>.
+See <<transform-resource>>.
 
 [role="exclude",id="data-frame-transform-source"]
 ==== Source objects
 
-See <<transform-source>>.
+See <<transform-resource>>.
 
 [role="exclude",id="data-frame-transform-pivot"]
 ==== Pivot objects
 
-See <<transform-pivot>>.
+See <<transform-resource>>.
 
 [role="exclude",id="configuring-monitoring"]
 === Configuring monitoring
@@ -1026,3 +1026,10 @@ See <<elasticsearch-security>>.
 === Rollup job configuration
 
 See <<rollup-put-job-api-request-body>>.
+
+[role="exclude",id="transform-resource"]
+=== {transform-cap} resources
+
+This page was deleted.
+See <<put-transform>>, <<preview-transform>>, <<update-transform>>,
+<<get-transform>>.
diff --git a/docs/reference/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc b/docs/reference/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc
index e5301f99715..0b2effa0ea4 100644
--- a/docs/reference/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc
@@ -57,6 +57,42 @@ This parameter also applies to <<indices-aliases,index aliases>>
 that point to a missing or closed index.
 end::allow-no-indices[]
 
+tag::allow-no-match-transforms1[]
+Specifies what to do when the request:
++
+--
+* Contains wildcard expressions and there are no {transforms} that match.
+* Contains the `_all` string or no identifiers and there are no matches.
+* Contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches. 
+
+The default value is `true`, which returns an empty `transforms` array when
+there are no matches and the subset of results when there are partial matches.
+
+If this parameter is `false`, the request returns a `404` status code when there
+are no matches or only partial matches.
+--
+end::allow-no-match-transforms1[]
+
+tag::allow-no-match-transforms2[]
+Specifies what to do when the request:
++
+--
+* Contains wildcard expressions and there are no {transforms} that match.
+* Contains the `_all` string or no identifiers and there are no matches.
+* Contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches. 
+
+The default value is `true`, which returns a successful acknowledgement message
+when there are no matches. When there are only partial matches, the API stops
+the appropriate {transforms}. For example, if the request contains
+`test-id1*,test-id2*` as the identifiers and there are no {transforms}
+that match `test-id2*`, the API nonetheless stops the {transforms}
+that match `test-id1*`.
+
+If this parameter is `false`, the request returns a `404` status code when there
+are no matches or only partial matches.
+--
+end::allow-no-match-transforms2[]
+
 tag::analyzer[]
 `analyzer`::
 (Optional, string) Analyzer to use for the query string.
@@ -96,6 +132,18 @@ tag::default_operator[]
 Defaults to `OR`.
 end::default_operator[]
 
+tag::dest[]
+The destination for the {transform}.
+end::dest[]
+
+tag::dest-index[]
+The _destination index_ for the {transform}.
+end::dest-index[]
+
+tag::dest-pipeline[]
+The unique identifier for a <<pipeline,pipeline>>.
+end::dest-pipeline[]
+
 tag::detailed[]
 `detailed`::
 (Optional, boolean)
@@ -202,11 +250,22 @@ https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html[HTTP accept header].
 Valid values include JSON, YAML, etc.
 end::http-format[]
 
+tag::frequency[]
+The interval between checks for changes in the source indices when the
+{transform} is running continuously. Also determines the retry interval in the
+event of transient failures while the {transform} is searching or indexing. The
+minimum value is `1s` and the maximum is `1h`. The default value is `1m`.
+end::frequency[]
+
 tag::from[]
 `from`::
 (Optional, integer) Starting document offset. Defaults to `0`.
 end::from[]
 
+tag::from-transforms[]
+Skips the specified number of {transforms}. The default value is `0`.
+end::from-transforms[]
+
 tag::generation[]
 Generation number, such as `0`. {es} increments this generation number
 for each segment written. {es} then uses this number to derive the segment name.
@@ -484,6 +543,12 @@ or use a value of `-1`.
 --
 end::parent-task-id[]
 
+tag::payloads[]
+`payloads`::
+(Optional, boolean) If `true`, the response includes term payloads.
+Defaults to `true`.
+end::payloads[]
+
 tag::pipeline[]
 `pipeline`::
 (Optional, string) ID of the pipeline to use to preprocess incoming documents.
@@ -495,11 +560,52 @@ tag::path-pipeline[]
 used to limit the request.
 end::path-pipeline[]
 
-tag::payloads[]
-`payloads`::
-(Optional, boolean) If `true`, the response includes term payloads.
-Defaults to `true`.
-end::payloads[]
+tag::pivot[]
+The method for transforming the data. These objects define the pivot function
+`group by` fields and the aggregation to reduce the data.
+end::pivot[]
+
+tag::pivot-aggs[]
+Defines how to aggregate the grouped data. The following composite aggregations
+are supported:
++
+--
+* <<search-aggregations-metrics-avg-aggregation,Average>>
+* <<search-aggregations-metrics-weight-avg-aggregation,Weighted average>>
+* <<search-aggregations-metrics-cardinality-aggregation,Cardinality>>
+* <<search-aggregations-metrics-geobounds-aggregation,Geo bounds>>
+* <<search-aggregations-metrics-geocentroid-aggregation,Geo centroid>>
+* <<search-aggregations-metrics-max-aggregation,Max>>
+* <<search-aggregations-metrics-min-aggregation,Min>>
+* <<search-aggregations-metrics-scripted-metric-aggregation,Scripted metric>>
+* <<search-aggregations-metrics-sum-aggregation,Sum>>
+* <<search-aggregations-metrics-valuecount-aggregation,Value count>>
+* <<search-aggregations-pipeline-bucket-script-aggregation,Bucket script>>
+* <<search-aggregations-pipeline-bucket-selector-aggregation,Bucket selector>>
+
+IMPORTANT: {transforms-cap} support a subset of the functionality in
+composite aggregations. See <<transform-limitations>>.
+
+--
+end::pivot-aggs[]
+
+tag::pivot-group-by[]
+Defines how to group the data. More than one grouping can be defined
+  per pivot. The following groupings are supported:
++
+--
+* <<_terms,Terms>>
+* <<_histogram,Histogram>>
+* <<_date_histogram,Date histogram>>
+--
+end::pivot-group-by[]
+
+tag::pivot-max-page-search-size[]
+Defines the initial page size to use for the composite aggregation for each
+checkpoint. If circuit breaker exceptions occur, the page size is dynamically
+adjusted to a lower value. The minimum value is `10` and the maximum is `10,000`.
+The default value is `500`.
+end::pivot-max-page-search-size[]
 
 tag::positions[]
 `positions`::
@@ -626,6 +732,11 @@ Configuration options for the target index.
 See <<index-modules-settings>>.
 end::target-index-settings[]
 
+tag::size-transforms[]
+Specifies the maximum number of {transforms} to obtain. The default value is
+`100`.
+end::size-transforms[]
+
 tag::slices[]
 `slices`::
 (Optional, integer) The number of slices this task should be divided into. 
@@ -655,6 +766,21 @@ tag::source_includes[]
 field.
 end::source_includes[]
 
+tag::source-transforms[]
+The source of the data for the {transform}. 
+end::source-transforms[]
+
+tag::source-index-transforms[]
+The _source indices_ for the {transform}. It can be a single index, an index
+pattern (for example, `"myindex*"`), or an array of indices (for example,
+`["index1", "index2"]`).
+end::source-index-transforms[]
+
+tag::source-query-transforms[]
+A query clause that retrieves a subset of data from the source index. See
+<<query-dsl>>.
+end::source-query-transforms[]
+
 tag::stats[]
 `stats`::
 (Optional, string) Specific `tag` of the request for logging and statistical
@@ -667,6 +793,24 @@ tag::stored_fields[]
 index rather than the document `_source`. Defaults to `false`.
 end::stored_fields[]
 
+tag::sync[]
+Defines the properties {transforms} require to run continuously.
+end::sync[]
+
+tag::sync-time[]
+Specifies that the {transform} uses a time field to synchronize the source and
+destination indices.
+end::sync-time[]
+
+tag::sync-time-field[]
+The date field that is used to identify new documents in the source.
+end::sync-time-field[]
+
+tag::sync-time-delay[]
+The time delay between the current time and the latest input data time. The
+default value is `60s`.
+end::sync-time-delay[]
+
 tag::target-index[]
 `<target-index>`::
 +
@@ -727,6 +871,18 @@ Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of types
 used to limit the request.
 end::type[]
 
+tag::transform-id[]
+Identifier for the {transform}. This identifier can contain lowercase
+alphanumeric characters (a-z and 0-9), hyphens, and underscores. It must start
+and end with alphanumeric characters.
+end::transform-id[]
+
+tag::transform-id-wildcard[]
+Identifier for the {transform}. It can be a {transform} identifier or a wildcard
+expression. If you do not specify one of these options, the API returns
+information for all {transforms}.
+end::transform-id-wildcard[]
+
 tag::cat-v[]
 `v`::
 (Optional, boolean) If `true`, the response includes column headings. 
diff --git a/docs/reference/rest-api/defs.asciidoc b/docs/reference/rest-api/defs.asciidoc
index 5b8652fb442..265641db622 100644
--- a/docs/reference/rest-api/defs.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/rest-api/defs.asciidoc
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ These resource definitions are used in APIs related to {ml-features} and
 * <<ml-snapshot-resource,{anomaly-detect-cap} model snapshots>>
 * <<ml-results-resource,{anomaly-detect-cap} results>>
 * <<role-mapping-resources,Role mappings>>
-* <<transform-resource,{transforms-cap}>>
 
 include::{es-repo-dir}/ml/anomaly-detection/apis/datafeedresource.asciidoc[]
 include::{es-repo-dir}/ml/df-analytics/apis/analysisobjects.asciidoc[]
@@ -21,4 +20,3 @@ include::{es-repo-dir}/ml/anomaly-detection/apis/jobresource.asciidoc[]
 include::{es-repo-dir}/ml/anomaly-detection/apis/snapshotresource.asciidoc[]
 include::{xes-repo-dir}/rest-api/security/role-mapping-resources.asciidoc[]
 include::{es-repo-dir}/ml/anomaly-detection/apis/resultsresource.asciidoc[]
-include::{es-repo-dir}/transform/apis/transformresource.asciidoc[]
diff --git a/docs/reference/transform/apis/delete-transform.asciidoc b/docs/reference/transform/apis/delete-transform.asciidoc
index d3d2c2b9b27..7257d2cbe4e 100644
--- a/docs/reference/transform/apis/delete-transform.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/transform/apis/delete-transform.asciidoc
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [role="xpack"]
 [testenv="basic"]
 [[delete-transform]]
-=== Delete {transforms} API
+=== Delete {transform} API
 
 [subs="attributes"]
 ++++
-<titleabbrev>Delete {transforms}</titleabbrev>
+<titleabbrev>Delete {transform}</titleabbrev>
 ++++
 
 Deletes an existing {transform}.
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ these privileges. For more information, see <<security-privileges>> and
 ==== {api-path-parms-title}
 
 `<transform_id>`::
-  (Required, string) Identifier for the {transform}.
+(Required, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-id]
 
 [[delete-transform-query-parms]]
 ==== {api-query-parms-title}
diff --git a/docs/reference/transform/apis/get-transform-stats.asciidoc b/docs/reference/transform/apis/get-transform-stats.asciidoc
index 1ac82e32a2a..2472b038856 100644
--- a/docs/reference/transform/apis/get-transform-stats.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/transform/apis/get-transform-stats.asciidoc
@@ -50,35 +50,24 @@ specifying `*` as the `<transform_id>`, or by omitting the
 ==== {api-path-parms-title}
 
 `<transform_id>`::
-  (Optional, string) Identifier for the {transform}. It can be a
-  {transform} identifier or a wildcard expression. If you do not
-  specify one of these options, the API returns information for all
-  {transforms}.
+(Optional, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-id-wildcard]
   
 
 [[get-transform-stats-query-parms]]
 ==== {api-query-parms-title}
 
 `allow_no_match`::
-  (Optional, boolean) Specifies what to do when the request:
-+
---
-* Contains wildcard expressions and there are no {transforms} that match.
-* Contains the `_all` string or no identifiers and there are no matches.
-* Contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches. 
-
-The default value is `true`, which returns an empty `transforms` array when
-there are no matches and the subset of results when there are partial matches.
-If this parameter is `false`, the request returns a `404` status code when there
-are no matches or only partial matches.
---
+(Optional, boolean)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=allow-no-match-transforms1]
 
 `from`::
-  (Optional, integer) Skips the specified number of {transforms}. The
-  default value is `0`.
+(Optional, integer)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=from-transforms]
 
 `size`::
-  (Optional, integer) Specifies the maximum number of {transforms} to obtain. The default value is `100`.
+(Optional, integer)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=size-transforms]
 
 [[get-transform-stats-response]]
 ==== {api-response-body-title}
diff --git a/docs/reference/transform/apis/get-transform.asciidoc b/docs/reference/transform/apis/get-transform.asciidoc
index 0583b4b63af..30b552077c0 100644
--- a/docs/reference/transform/apis/get-transform.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/transform/apis/get-transform.asciidoc
@@ -45,41 +45,38 @@ specifying `*` as the `<transform_id>`, or by omitting the `<transform_id>`.
 ==== {api-path-parms-title}
 
 `<transform_id>`::
-  (Optional, string) Identifier for the {transform}. It can be a
-  {transform} identifier or a wildcard expression. If you do not
-  specify one of these options, the API returns information for all
-  {transforms}.
+(Optional, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-id-wildcard]
   
 [[get-transform-query-parms]]
 ==== {api-query-parms-title}
 
 `allow_no_match`::
-(Optional, boolean) Specifies what to do when the request:
-+
---
-* Contains wildcard expressions and there are no {transforms} that match.
-* Contains the `_all` string or no identifiers and there are no matches.
-* Contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches. 
-
-The default value is `true`, which returns an empty `transforms` array when
-there are no matches and the subset of results when there are partial matches.
-If this parameter is `false`, the request returns a `404` status code when there
-are no matches or only partial matches.
---
+(Optional, boolean)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=allow-no-match-transforms1]
 
 `from`::
-  (Optional, integer) Skips the specified number of {transforms}. The
-  default value is `0`.
+(Optional, integer)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=from-transforms]
 
 `size`::
-  (Optional, integer) Specifies the maximum number of {transforms} to obtain. The default value is `100`.
+(Optional, integer)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=size-transforms]
 
 [[get-transform-response]]
 ==== {api-response-body-title}
 
-`transforms`::
-  (array) An array of {transform} resources, which are sorted by the `id` value in
-  ascending order. See <<transform-resource>>.
+The API returns an array of {transform} resources, which are sorted by the `id`
+value in ascending order. For the full list of properties, see
+<<put-transform-request-body,Create {transform} API>>.
+
+`create_time`::
+(string) The time the {transform} was created. For example, `1576094542936`.
+This property is informational; you cannot change its value.
+
+`version`::
+(string) The version of {es} that existed on the node when the {transform} was
+created.
   
 [[get-transform-response-codes]]
 ==== {api-response-codes-title}
@@ -149,7 +146,9 @@ The API returns the following results:
           }
         }
       },
-      "description" : "Maximum priced ecommerce data by customer_id in Asia"
+      "description" : "Maximum priced ecommerce data by customer_id in Asia",
+      "version" : "7.5.0",
+      "create_time" : 1576094542936
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/docs/reference/transform/apis/preview-transform.asciidoc b/docs/reference/transform/apis/preview-transform.asciidoc
index 29f5359f030..2e8e1647c17 100644
--- a/docs/reference/transform/apis/preview-transform.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/transform/apis/preview-transform.asciidoc
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [role="xpack"]
 [testenv="basic"]
 [[preview-transform]]
-=== Preview {transforms} API
+=== Preview {transform} API
 
 [subs="attributes"]
 ++++
-<titleabbrev>Preview {transforms}</titleabbrev>
+<titleabbrev>Preview {transform}</titleabbrev>
 ++++
 
 Previews a {transform}.
@@ -37,24 +37,71 @@ on all the current data in the source index.
 [[preview-transform-request-body]]
 ==== {api-request-body-title}
 
-`source`::
-  (Required, object) The source configuration, which has the following
-  properties:
-  
-  `index`:::
-    (Required, string or array) The _source indices_ for the
-    {transform}. It can be a single index, an index pattern (for
-    example, `"myindex*"`), or an array of indices (for example,
-    `["index1", "index2"]`).
 
-  `query`:::
-    (Optional, object) A query clause that retrieves a subset of data from the
-    source index. See <<query-dsl>>.
+`description`::
+(Optional, string) Free text description of the {transform}.
+
+`dest`::
+(Optional, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest]
+  
+`dest`.`index`:::
+(Optional, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest-index]
+
+`dest`.`pipeline`:::
+(Optional, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest-pipeline]
+
+`frequency`::
+(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=frequency]
 
 `pivot`::
-  (Required, object) Defines the pivot function `group by` fields and the
-  aggregation to reduce the data. See <<transform-pivot>>.
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=pivot]
+
+`pivot`.`aggregations` or `aggs`:::
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=pivot-aggs]
+
+`pivot`.`group_by`:::
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=pivot-group-by]
+
+`pivot`.`max_page_search_size`:::
+(Optional, integer)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=pivot-max-page-search-size]
+
+`source`::
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-transforms]
+
+`source`.`index`:::
+(Required, string or array)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-index-transforms]
+
+`source`.`query`:::
+(Optional, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-query-transforms]
+
+`sync`::
+(Optional, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync]
   
+`sync`.`time`:::
+(Optional, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time]
+
+`sync`.`time`.`delay`::::
+(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time-delay]
+    
+`sync`.`time`.`field`::::
+(Optional, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time-field]
+
+
 [[preview-transform-response]]
 ==== {api-response-body-title}
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/transform/apis/put-transform.asciidoc b/docs/reference/transform/apis/put-transform.asciidoc
index d40b576ea4c..dfe11c96f1d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/transform/apis/put-transform.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/transform/apis/put-transform.asciidoc
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [role="xpack"]
 [testenv="basic"]
 [[put-transform]]
-=== Create {transforms} API
+=== Create {transform} API
 
 [subs="attributes"]
 ++++
-<titleabbrev>Create {transforms}</titleabbrev>
+<titleabbrev>Create {transform}</titleabbrev>
 ++++
 
 Instantiates a {transform}.
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ IMPORTANT:  You must use {kib} or this API to create a {transform}.
 ==== {api-path-parms-title}
 
 `<transform_id>`::
-  (Required, string) Identifier for the {transform}. This identifier
-  can contain lowercase alphanumeric characters (a-z and 0-9), hyphens, and
-  underscores. It must start and end with alphanumeric characters.
+(Required, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-id]
 
 [[put-transform-query-parms]]
 ==== {api-query-parms-title}
@@ -82,48 +81,64 @@ IMPORTANT:  You must use {kib} or this API to create a {transform}.
   (Optional, string) Free text description of the {transform}.
 
 `dest`::
-  (Required, object) Required. The destination configuration, which has the
-  following properties:
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest]
   
-  `index`:::
-    (Required, string) The _destination index_ for the {transform}.
+`dest`.`index`:::
+(Required, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest-index]
 
-  `pipeline`:::
-    (Optional, string) The unique identifier for a <<pipeline,pipeline>>.
+`dest`.`pipeline`:::
+(Optional, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest-pipeline]
 
 `frequency`::
-  (Optional, <<time-units, time units>>) The interval between checks for changes in the source
-  indices when the {transform} is running continuously. Also determines
-  the retry interval in the event of transient failures while the {transform} is
-  searching or indexing. The minimum value is `1s` and the maximum is `1h`. The
-  default value is `1m`.
+(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=frequency]
 
 `pivot`::
-  (Required, object) Defines the pivot function `group by` fields and the aggregation to
-  reduce the data. See <<transform-pivot>>.
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=pivot]
+
+`pivot`.`aggregations` or `aggs`:::
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=pivot-aggs]
+
+`pivot`.`group_by`:::
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=pivot-group-by]
+
+`pivot`.`max_page_search_size`:::
+(Optional, integer)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=pivot-max-page-search-size]
 
 `source`::
-  (Required, object) The source configuration, which has the following
-  properties:
-  
-  `index`:::
-    (Required, string or array) The _source indices_ for the
-    {transform}. It can be a single index, an index pattern (for
-    example, `"myindex*"`), or an array of indices (for example,
-    `["index1", "index2"]`).
-    
-    `query`:::
-      (Optional, object) A query clause that retrieves a subset of data from the
-      source index. See <<query-dsl>>.
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-transforms]
+
+`source`.`index`:::
+(Required, string or array)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-index-transforms]
+
+`source`.`query`:::
+(Optional, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-query-transforms]
   
 `sync`::
-  (Optional, object) Defines the properties required to run continuously.
-  `time`:::
-    (Required, object) Specifies that the {transform} uses a time
-    field to synchronize the source and destination indices.
-    `field`::::
-      (Required, string) The date field that is used to identify new documents
-      in the source.
+(Optional, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync]
+  
+`sync`.`time`:::
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time]
+
+`sync`.`time`.`delay`::::
+(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time-delay]
+    
+`sync`.`time`.`field`::::
+(Required, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time-field]
 +
 --
 TIP: In general, it’s a good idea to use a field that contains the
@@ -132,9 +147,6 @@ you might need to set the `delay` such that it accounts for data transmission
 delays.
 
 --
-    `delay`::::
-      (Optional, <<time-units, time units>>) The time delay between the current time and the
-      latest input data time. The default value is `60s`.
 
 [[put-transform-example]]
 ==== {api-examples-title}
diff --git a/docs/reference/transform/apis/start-transform.asciidoc b/docs/reference/transform/apis/start-transform.asciidoc
index 6ce5ae7322a..6e8ce0fdd40 100644
--- a/docs/reference/transform/apis/start-transform.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/transform/apis/start-transform.asciidoc
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [role="xpack"]
 [testenv="basic"]
 [[start-transform]]
-=== Start {transforms} API
+=== Start {transform} API
 
 [subs="attributes"]
 ++++
-<titleabbrev>Start {transforms}</titleabbrev>
+<titleabbrev>Start {transform}</titleabbrev>
 ++++
 
 Starts one or more {transforms}.
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ required privileges on the source and destination indices, the
 ==== {api-path-parms-title}
 
 `<transform_id>`::
-  (Required, string) Identifier for the {transform}. This identifier
-  can contain lowercase alphanumeric characters (a-z and 0-9), hyphens, and
-  underscores. It must start and end with alphanumeric characters.
+(Required, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-id]
 
 [[start-transform-example]]
 ==== {api-examples-title}
diff --git a/docs/reference/transform/apis/stop-transform.asciidoc b/docs/reference/transform/apis/stop-transform.asciidoc
index 03170d30f87..35251dd491a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/transform/apis/stop-transform.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/transform/apis/stop-transform.asciidoc
@@ -45,32 +45,15 @@ All {transforms} can be stopped by using `_all` or `*` as the
 ==== {api-path-parms-title}
 
 `<transform_id>`::
-  (Required, string) Identifier for the {transform}. This identifier
-  can contain lowercase alphanumeric characters (a-z and 0-9), hyphens, and
-  underscores. It must start and end with alphanumeric characters.
-
+(Required, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-id]
 
 [[stop-transform-query-parms]]
 ==== {api-query-parms-title}
 
 `allow_no_match`::
-(Optional, boolean) Specifies what to do when the request:
-+
---
-* Contains wildcard expressions and there are no {transforms} that match.
-* Contains the `_all` string or no identifiers and there are no matches.
-* Contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches. 
-
-The default value is `true`, which returns a successful acknowledgement message
-when there are no matches. When there are only partial matches, the API stops
-the appropriate {transforms}. For example, if the request contains
-`test-id1*,test-id2*` as the identifiers and there are no {transforms}
-that match `test-id2*`, the API nonetheless stops the {transforms}
-that match `test-id1*`.
-
-If this parameter is `false`, the request returns a `404` status code when there
-are no matches or only partial matches.
---
+(Optional, boolean)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=allow-no-match-transforms2]
 
 `force`::
   (Optional, boolean) Set to `true` to stop a failed {transform} or to 
@@ -92,7 +75,7 @@ are no matches or only partial matches.
 
 `wait_for_checkpoint`::
   (Optional, boolean) If set to `true`, the transform will not completely stop
-  until the current checkpoint is completed. If set to `false`, the transform
+  until the current checkpoint is completed. If set to `false`, the {transform}
   stops as soon as possible. Defaults to `false`.
 
 [[stop-transform-response-codes]]
diff --git a/docs/reference/transform/apis/transformresource.asciidoc b/docs/reference/transform/apis/transformresource.asciidoc
deleted file mode 100644
index 190f827cd8e..00000000000
--- a/docs/reference/transform/apis/transformresource.asciidoc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-[role="xpack"]
-[testenv="basic"]
-[[transform-resource]]
-=== {transform-cap} resources
-
-{transform-cap} resources relate to the <<transform-apis>>.
-
-For more information, see <<transforms>>.
-
-[discrete]
-[[transform-properties]]
-==== {api-definitions-title}
-
-`description`::
-  (string) A description of the {transform}.
-
-`dest`::
-  (object) The destination for the {transform}. See
-  <<transform-dest>>.
-  
-`frequency`::
-  (time units) The interval between checks for changes in the source indices
-  when the {transform} is running continuously. Also determines the
-  retry interval in the event of transient failures while the {transform} is
-  searching or indexing. The minimum value is `1s` and the maximum is `1h`. The
-  default value is `1m`.
-
-`id`::
-  (string) A unique identifier for the {transform}.
-
-`pivot`::
-  (object) The method for transforming the data. See
-  <<transform-pivot>>. 
-
-`source`:: 
-  (object) The source of the data for the {transform}. See
-  <<transform-source>>.
-
-[[transform-dest]]
-==== Dest objects
-
-{transform-cap} resources contain `dest` objects. For example, when
-you create a {transform}, you must define its destination.
-
-[discrete]
-[[transform-dest-properties]]
-===== {api-definitions-title}
-
-`index`:: 
-  (string) The _destination index_ for the {transform}.
-
-`pipeline`::
-  (string) The unique identifier for a <<pipeline,pipeline>>.
-
-[[transform-source]]
-==== Source objects
-
-{transform-cap} resources contain `source` objects. For example, when
-you create a {transform}, you must define its source.
-
-[discrete]
-[[transform-source-properties]]
-===== {api-definitions-title}
-
-`index`::
-  (string or array) The _source indices_ for the {transform}. It can
-  be a single index, an index pattern (for example, `"myindex*"`), or an array
-  of indices (for example, `["index1", "index2"]`).
-
-`query`::
-  (object) A query clause that retrieves a subset of data from the source index.
-  See <<query-dsl>>.
-  
-[[transform-pivot]]
-==== Pivot objects
-
-{transform-cap} resources contain `pivot` objects, which define the
-pivot function `group by` fields and the aggregation to reduce the data.
-
-[discrete]
-[[transform-pivot-properties]]
-===== {api-definitions-title}
-
-`aggregations` or `aggs`::
-  (object) Defines how to aggregate the grouped data. The following composite
-  aggregations are supported:
-+
---
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-metrics-avg-aggregation.html[Average]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-metrics-weight-avg-aggregation.html[Weighted Average]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-metrics-cardinality-aggregation.html[Cardinality]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-metrics-geobounds-aggregation.html[Geo Bounds]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-metrics-geocentroid-aggregation.html[Geo Centroid]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-metrics-max-aggregation.html[Max]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-metrics-min-aggregation.html[Min]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-metrics-scripted-metric-aggregation.html[Scripted Metric]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-metrics-sum-aggregation.html[Sum]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-metrics-valuecount-aggregation.html[Value Count]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-pipeline-bucket-script-aggregation.html[Bucket Script]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-pipeline-bucket-selector-aggregation.html[Bucket Selector]
-
-IMPORTANT: {transforms-cap} support a subset of the functionality in
-composite aggregations. See <<transform-limitations>>.
-
---
-
-`group_by`::
-  (object) Defines how to group the data. More than one grouping can be defined
-  per pivot. The following groupings are supported:
-+
---
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-bucket-composite-aggregation.html#_terms[Terms]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-bucket-composite-aggregation.html#_histogram[Histogram]
-* {ref}/search-aggregations-bucket-composite-aggregation.html#_date_histogram[Date Histogram]
---
-
-`max_page_search_size`::
-  (integer) Defines the initial page size to use for the composite aggregation 
-  for each checkpoint. If circuit breaker exceptions occur, the page size is
-  dynamically adjusted to a lower value. The minimum value is `10` and the
-  maximum is `10,000`. The default value is `500`.
-
-[[transform-example]]
-==== {api-examples-title}
-
-See the
-<<put-transform-example,create {transforms} API examples>>.
diff --git a/docs/reference/transform/apis/update-transform.asciidoc b/docs/reference/transform/apis/update-transform.asciidoc
index 3e98a6d0c47..c1d77d2a950 100644
--- a/docs/reference/transform/apis/update-transform.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/transform/apis/update-transform.asciidoc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [role="xpack"]
 [testenv="basic"]
 [[update-transform]]
-=== Update {transforms} API
+=== Update {transform} API
 
 [subs="attributes"]
 ++++
-<titleabbrev>Update {transforms}</titleabbrev>
+<titleabbrev>Update {transform}</titleabbrev>
 ++++
 
-Updates an existing {transform}.
+Updates certain properties of a {transform}.
 
 beta[]
 
@@ -30,29 +30,36 @@ privileges on the destination index. For more information, see
 [[update-transform-desc]]
 ==== {api-description-title}
 
-This API updates an existing {transform}. All settings except description do not
-take effect until after the {transform} starts the next checkpoint. This is
-so there is consistency with the pivoted data in each checkpoint.
+This API updates an existing {transform}. The list of properties that you can
+update is a subset of the list that you can define when you create a {transform}.
 
-IMPORTANT: When {es} {security-features} are enabled, your {transform}
-remembers which roles the user who updated it had at the time of update and
-runs with those privileges.
+When the {transform} is updated, a series of validations occur to ensure its
+success. You can use the `defer_validation` parameter to skip these checks.
 
-IMPORTANT:  You must use {kib} or this API to update a {transform}.
-            Do not update a {transform} directly via
-            `.transform-internal*` indices using the Elasticsearch index API.
-            If {es} {security-features} are enabled, do not give users any
-            privileges on `.transform-internal*` indices. If you used transforms
-            prior 7.5, also do not give users any privileges on
-            `.data-frame-internal*` indices.
+All updated properties except description do not take effect until after the
+{transform} starts the next checkpoint. This is so there is consistency with the
+pivoted data in each checkpoint.
+
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+
+* When {es} {security-features} are enabled, your {transform} remembers which
+roles the user who updated it had at the time of update and runs with those
+privileges.
+* You must use {kib} or this API to update a {transform}. Do not update a
+{transform} directly via `.transform-internal*` indices using the {es} index API.
+If {es} {security-features} are enabled, do not give users any privileges on
+`.transform-internal*` indices. If you used {transforms} prior 7.5, also do not
+give users any privileges on `.data-frame-internal*` indices.
+
+====
 
 [[update-transform-path-parms]]
 ==== {api-path-parms-title}
 
 `<transform_id>`::
-  (Required, string) Identifier for the {transform}. This identifier
-  can contain lowercase alphanumeric characters (a-z and 0-9), hyphens, and
-  underscores. It must start and end with alphanumeric characters.
+(Required, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-id]
 
 [[update-transform-query-parms]]
 ==== {api-query-parms-title}
@@ -69,44 +76,48 @@ IMPORTANT:  You must use {kib} or this API to update a {transform}.
   (Optional, string) Free text description of the {transform}.
 
 `dest`::
-  (Optional, object) The destination configuration, which has the
-  following properties:
+(Optional, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest]
   
-  `index`:::
-    (Required, string) The _destination index_ for the {transform}.
+`dest`.`index`:::
+(Required, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest-index]
 
-  `pipeline`:::
-    (Optional, string) The unique identifier for a <<pipeline,pipeline>>.
+`dest`.`pipeline`:::
+(Optional, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest-pipeline]
 
 `frequency`::
-  (Optional, <<time-units, time units>>) The interval between checks for changes 
-  in the source indices when the {transform} is running continuously. 
-  Also determines the retry interval in the event of transient failures while 
-  the {transform} is searching or indexing. The minimum value is `1s` 
-  and the maximum is `1h`. The default value is `1m`.
+(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=frequency]
 
 `source`::
-  (Optional, object) The source configuration, which has the following
-  properties:
+(Optional, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-transforms]
   
-  `index`:::
-    (Required, string or array) The _source indices_ for the
-    {transform}. It can be a single index, an index pattern (for
-    example, `"myindex*"`), or an array of indices (for example,
-    `["index1", "index2"]`).
+`source`.`index`:::
+(Required, string or array)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-index-transforms]
     
-    `query`:::
-      (Optional, object) A query clause that retrieves a subset of data from the
-      source index. See <<query-dsl>>.
+`source`.`query`:::
+(Optional, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-query-transforms]
   
 `sync`::
-  (Optional, object) Defines the properties required to run continuously.
-  `time`:::
-    (Required, object) Specifies that the {transform} uses a time
-    field to synchronize the source and destination indices.
-    `field`::::
-      (Required, string) The date field that is used to identify new documents
-      in the source.
+(Optional, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync]
+  
+`sync`.`time`:::
+(Required, object)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time]
+
+`sync`.`time`.`delay`::::
+(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time-delay]
+
+`sync`.`time`.`field`::::
+(Required, string)
+include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time-field]
 +
 --
 TIP: In general, it’s a good idea to use a field that contains the
@@ -115,9 +126,6 @@ you might need to set the `delay` such that it accounts for data transmission
 delays.
 
 --
-    `delay`::::
-      (Optional, <<time-units, time units>>) The time delay between the current 
-      time and the latest input data time. The default value is `60s`.
 
 [[update-transform-example]]
 ==== {api-examples-title}
@@ -196,9 +204,9 @@ When the {transform} is updated, you receive the updated configuration:
       "delay": "120s"
     }
   },
-  "version": "7.4.0",
+  "version": "7.5.0",
   "create_time": 1518808660505
 }
 ----
-// TESTRESPONSE[s/"version": "7.4.0"/"version": $body.version/]
+// TESTRESPONSE[s/"version": "7.5.0"/"version": $body.version/]
 // TESTRESPONSE[s/"create_time": 1518808660505/"create_time": $body.create_time/]