diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/transformations.js b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/transformations.js
index d89e305985..bb191e3b90 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/transformations.js
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/assets/definitions/transformations.js
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 export default {
   SNIPPETS: {
-    SCRIPT: {
-      'application/vnd.openhab.dsl.rule': 'var returnValue = "String has " + input.length + " characters"\n\nreturnValue',
-      'application/javascript': '(function(data) {\n  var returnValue = "String has " + data.length + " characters"\n  return returnValue\n})(input)',
-      'application/javascript;version=ECMAScript-5.1': '(function(data) {\n  var returnValue = "String has " + data.length + " characters"\n  return returnValue\n})(input)',
-      'application/x-ruby': '"String has #{input.length} characters"'
-    }
+    DSL: 'var returnValue = "String has " + input.length + " characters"\n\nreturnValue',
+    JINJA: '{# Available values:\nvalue - The incoming value.\nvalue_json - The incoming value parsed as JSON. #}\n{{value_json[\'AM2301\'].Temperature}}',
+    JS: '(function(data) {\n  var returnValue = "String has " + data.length + " characters"\n  return returnValue\n})(input)',
+    NASHORNJS: '(function(data) {\n  var returnValue = "String has " + data.length + " characters"\n  return returnValue\n})(input)',
+    MAP: 'key=value\n=default',
+    RB: '"String has #{input.length} characters"',
+    XSLT: '<?xml version=\'1.0\' encoding=\'UTF-8\'?>\n' +
+      '<xsl:stylesheet version=\'2.0\' xmlns:xsl=\'http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform\'>\n' +
+      '   <xsl:output method=\'xml\' indent=\'no\'/>\n' +
+      '   <xsl:template match=\'/\'>\n' +
+      '      <reRoot><reNode><xsl:value-of select=\'/root/node/@val\' /> world</reNode></reRoot>\n' +
+      '   </xsl:template>\n' +
+      '</xsl:stylesheet>'
   },
   EDITOR_MODES: {
+    DSL: 'application/vnd.openhab.dsl.rule',
+    EXEC: 'application/x-sh',
     MAP: 'text/x-properties',
-    SCALE: 'text/x-properties'
+    NASHORNJS: 'application/javascript;version=ECMAScript-5.1',
+    SCALE: 'text/x-properties',
+    XSLT: 'application/xml'
   }
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/config/controls/script-editor.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/config/controls/script-editor.vue
index aa30d1ecfd..9253bbe22c 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/config/controls/script-editor.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/components/config/controls/script-editor.vue
@@ -46,13 +46,16 @@ import _CodeMirror from 'codemirror'
 import 'codemirror/lib/codemirror.css'
 
 // language js
-import 'codemirror/mode/javascript/javascript.js'
 import 'codemirror/mode/clike/clike.js'
 import 'codemirror/mode/groovy/groovy.js'
+import 'codemirror/mode/jinja2/jinja2.js'
+import 'codemirror/mode/javascript/javascript.js'
+import 'codemirror/mode/properties/properties.js'
 import 'codemirror/mode/python/python.js'
 import 'codemirror/mode/ruby/ruby.js'
+import 'codemirror/mode/shell/shell.js'
+import 'codemirror/mode/xml/xml.js'
 import 'codemirror/mode/yaml/yaml.js'
-import 'codemirror/mode/properties/properties.js'
 
 // theme css
 import 'codemirror/theme/gruvbox-dark.css'
@@ -168,15 +171,16 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     translateMode (mode) {
-      if (this.mode && this.mode.indexOf('yaml') >= 0) return 'text/x-yaml'
-      if (this.mode && this.mode.indexOf('application/javascript') === 0) return 'text/javascript'
-      if (this.mode && this.mode === 'application/vnd.openhab.dsl.rule') return 'text/x-java'
-      if (this.mode && this.mode.indexOf('python') >= 0) return 'text/x-python'
-      if (this.mode && this.mode.indexOf('ruby') >= 0) return 'text/x-ruby'
-      if (this.mode && this.mode.indexOf('groovy') >= 0) return 'text/x-groovy'
-      if (this.mode && this.mode === 'rb') return 'text/x-ruby'
-      if (this.mode && this.mode === 'properties') return 'text/x-properties'
-      return this.mode
+      // Translations required for some special modes used in MainUI
+      // See https://codemirror.net/5/mode/index.html for supported language names & MIME types
+      if (!mode) return mode
+      if (mode.indexOf('yaml') >= 0) return 'text/x-yaml'
+      if (mode.indexOf('application/javascript') === 0 || mode === 'js') return 'text/javascript'
+      if (mode === 'application/vnd.openhab.dsl.rule') return 'text/x-java'
+      if (mode === 'py') return 'text/x-python'
+      if (mode === 'rb') return 'text/x-ruby'
+      if (mode.indexOf('jinja') >= 0) return 'text/jinja2'
+      return mode
     },
     ternComplete (file, query) {
       let pos = tern.resolvePos(file, query.end)
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformation-edit.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformation-edit.vue
index fcaef1e706..d8e5232aad 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformation-edit.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformation-edit.vue
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       </f7-nav-right>
     </f7-navbar>
     <!-- Create Transformation -->
-    <transformation-general-settings v-if="newTransformation && ready" :createMode="true" :transformation="transformation" :types="types" :languages="languages" :language="language" :scriptLanguages="scriptLanguages" @newLanguage="language = $event" @newType="transformation.type = $event" @newScriptMimeType="transformation.configuration.mode = $event" />
+    <transformation-general-settings v-if="newTransformation && ready" :createMode="true" :transformation="transformation" :types="types" :languages="languages" :language="language" @newType="transformation.type = $event" @newLanguage="language = $event" />
     <div v-if="ready && newTransformation" class="if-aurora display-flex justify-content-center margin padding">
       <div class="flex-shrink-0">
         <f7-button class="padding-left padding-right" style="width: 150px" color="blue" large raised fill @click="createTransformation">
@@ -56,12 +56,15 @@
         </f7-toolbar>
         <f7-block class="block-narrow">
           <transformation-general-settings :createMode="newTransformation" :transformation="transformation" />
-          <f7-col v-if="isEditable">
-            <f7-list>
+          <f7-col>
+            <f7-list v-if="isEditable">
               <f7-list-button color="red" @click="deleteTransformation">
                 Remove Transformation
               </f7-list-button>
             </f7-list>
+            <p v-if="ready" class="text-align-center">
+              Tip: Use <code>{{ itemStateTransformationCode }}</code> <clipboard-icon :value="itemStateTransformationCode" tooltip="Copy transformation" /> for Item state transformations.
+            </p>
           </f7-col>
         </f7-block>
       </f7-page>
@@ -81,10 +84,12 @@
 import DirtyMixin from '../dirty-mixin'
 import TransformationGeneralSettings from '@/pages/settings/transformations/transformation-general-settings'
 import TransformationDefinitions from '@/assets/definitions/transformations.js'
+import ClipboardIcon from '@/components/util/clipboard-icon.vue'
 
 export default {
   mixins: [DirtyMixin],
   components: {
+    ClipboardIcon,
     TransformationGeneralSettings,
     'editor': () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "script-editor" */ '@/components/config/controls/script-editor.vue'),
     'blockly-editor': () => import(/* webpackChunkName: "blockly-editor" */ '@/components/config/controls/blockly-editor.vue')
@@ -92,12 +97,11 @@ export default {
   props: ['transformationId', 'createMode'],
   data () {
     return {
-      newTransformation: this.createMode,
+      newTransformation: this.createMode || false,
       ready: false,
       loading: false,
       transformation: {},
       types: [],
-      scriptLanguages: [],
       languages: [],
       language: '',
       detailsOpened: false,
@@ -113,6 +117,9 @@ export default {
       // TODO: Enable Blockly after blocks have been adjusted
       // return this.transformation.configuration && this.transformation.configuration.blockSource
       return false
+    },
+    itemStateTransformationCode () {
+      return `${this.transformation.type.toUpperCase()}(${this.transformationId})`
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -143,20 +150,10 @@ export default {
         },
         editable: true
       }
-      Promise.all([this.$oh.api.get('/rest/transformations/services'), this.$oh.api.get('/rest/module-types/script.ScriptAction'), this.$oh.api.get('/rest/config-descriptions/system:i18n')]).then((data) => {
+      Promise.all([this.$oh.api.get('/rest/transformations/services'), this.$oh.api.get('/rest/config-descriptions/system:i18n')]).then((data) => {
         this.$set(this, 'types', data[0])
 
-        this.$set(this, 'scriptLanguages', data[1].configDescriptions
-          .find((c) => c.name === 'type').options
-          .map((l) => {
-            return {
-              contentType: l.value,
-              name: l.label.split(' (')[0],
-              version: l.label.split(' (')[1].replace(')', '')
-            }
-          }))
-
-        this.$set(this, 'languages', data[2].parameters.find(p => p.name === 'language').options)
+        this.$set(this, 'languages', data[1].parameters.find(p => p.name === 'language').options)
       })
       this.language = ''
       this.ready = true
@@ -182,10 +179,8 @@ export default {
         this.transformation.uid += ':' + this.language
       }
 
-      // Insert code examples for SCRIPT
-      if (this.transformation.type === 'SCRIPT') {
-        this.transformation.configuration.function = TransformationDefinitions.SNIPPETS.SCRIPT[this.transformation.configuration.mode]
-      }
+      // Insert code example if available
+      if (TransformationDefinitions.SNIPPETS[this.transformation.type.toUpperCase()]) this.transformation.configuration.function = TransformationDefinitions.SNIPPETS[this.transformation.type.toUpperCase()]
 
       this.$oh.api.put('/rest/transformations/' + this.transformation.uid, this.transformation).then(() => {
         this.$f7.toast.create({
@@ -194,12 +189,6 @@ export default {
           closeTimeout: 2000
         }).open()
         this.$f7router.navigate(this.$f7route.url.replace('/add', '/' + this.transformation.uid), { reloadCurrent: true })
-        this.newTransformation = false
-        this.ready = false
-        if (window) {
-          window.addEventListener('keydown', this.keyDown)
-        }
-        this.load()
       })
     },
     load () {
@@ -208,7 +197,7 @@ export default {
 
       this.$oh.api.get('/rest/transformations/' + this.transformationId).then((data) => {
         this.$set(this, 'transformation', data)
-        this.editorMode = (this.transformation.configuration.mode) ? this.transformation.configuration.mode : TransformationDefinitions.EDITOR_MODES[this.transformation.type.toUpperCase()]
+        this.editorMode = TransformationDefinitions.EDITOR_MODES[this.transformation.type.toUpperCase()] || this.transformation.type
         this.loading = false
         this.ready = true
       })
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformation-general-settings.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformation-general-settings.vue
index 72232665f3..75da56bd16 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformation-general-settings.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformation-general-settings.vue
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
   <f7-block class="block-narrow">
     <f7-col>
       <f7-list class="no-margin" inline-labels no-hairlines-md>
-        <f7-list-input label="Unique ID" type="text" placeholder="Required" :value="transformation.uid"
-                       required :validate="createMode" pattern="[A-Za-z0-9_]+" error-message="Required. A-Z,a-z,0-9,_ only"
-                       :disabled="!createMode" :info="(createMode) ? 'Note: cannot be changed after the creation' : ''"
-                       @input="transformation.uid = $event.target.value" :clear-button="createMode" />
-        <f7-list-input label="Label" type="text" placeholder="Required" :value="transformation.label" required validate
-                       :disabled="!transformation.editable" @input="transformation.label = $event.target.value" :clear-button="!transformation.editable" />
+        <f7-list-input v-if="createMode" label="Unique ID" type="text" placeholder="Required" :value="transformation.uid"
+                       required validate pattern="[A-Za-z0-9_]+" error-message="Required. A-Z,a-z,0-9,_ only"
+                       info="Note: cannot be changed after the creation"
+                       @input="transformation.uid = $event.target.value" clear-button />
+        <f7-list-item v-if="!createMode" media-item class="channel-item" title="Unique ID">
+          <div slot="subtitle">
+            {{ transformation.uid }}
+            <clipboard-icon :value="transformation.uid" tooltip="Copy UID" />
+          </div>
+        </f7-list-item>
+        <f7-list-input label="Label" type="text" placeholder="Required" :value="transformation.label" required validate :disabled="!transformation.editable" @input="transformation.label = $event.target.value" :clear-button="createMode || transformation.editable" />
         <f7-list-item v-if="createMode && languages" title="Language" smart-select :smart-select-params="smartSelectParams">
           <select name="language" @change="$emit('newLanguage', $event.target.value)">
             <option value="" selected />
@@ -27,21 +32,16 @@
                       :title="type" />
       </f7-list>
     </f7-col>
-    <f7-col v-if="createMode && scriptLanguages && transformation.type === 'SCRIPT'">
-      <f7-block-title>Scripting Language</f7-block-title>
-      <f7-list media-list>
-        <f7-list-item media-item radio radio-icon="start"
-                      :value="transformation.configuration.mode" :checked="transformation.configuration.mode === lang.contentType" @change="$emit('newScriptMimeType', lang.contentType)"
-                      v-for="lang in scriptLanguages" :key="lang.contentType"
-                      :title="lang.name" :after="lang.version" :footer="lang.contentType" />
-      </f7-list>
-    </f7-col>
   </f7-block>
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import ClipboardIcon from '@/components/util/clipboard-icon.vue'
+
 export default {
-  props: ['transformation', 'createMode', 'types', 'languages', 'language', 'scriptLanguages'],
+  components: { ClipboardIcon },
+  props: ['transformation', 'createMode', 'types', 'languages', 'language'],
+  emits: ['newType', 'newLanguage'],
   data () {
     return {
       smartSelectParams: {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformations-list.vue b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformations-list.vue
index 65d0471fc6..a4ee1d7ac7 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformations-list.vue
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.ui/web/src/pages/settings/transformations/transformations-list.vue
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
       </f7-subnavbar>
     </f7-navbar>
     <f7-toolbar class="contextual-toolbar" :class="{ 'navbar': $theme.md }" v-if="showCheckboxes" bottom-ios bottom-aurora>
-      <f7-link color="red" v-show="selectedItems.length" v-if="!$theme.md" class="delete" icon-ios="f7:trash" icon-aurora="f7:trash" @click="removeSelected">
-        Remove {{ selectedItems.length }}
+      <f7-link color="red" v-show="selectedTransformations.length" v-if="!$theme.md" class="delete" icon-ios="f7:trash" icon-aurora="f7:trash" @click="removeSelected">
+        Remove {{ selectedTransformations.length }}
       </f7-link>
       <f7-link v-if="$theme.md" icon-md="material:close" icon-color="white" @click="showCheckboxes = false" />
       <div class="title" v-if="$theme.md">
-        {{ selectedItems.length }} selected
+        {{ selectedTransformations.length }} selected
       </div>
       <div class="right" v-if="$theme.md">
-        <f7-link v-show="selectedItems.length" icon-md="material:delete" icon-color="white" @click="removeSelected" />
+        <f7-link v-show="selectedTransformations.length" icon-md="material:delete" icon-color="white" @click="removeSelected" />
       </div>
     </f7-toolbar>
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
               :key="transformation.uid"
               media-item
               class="transformationlist-item"
-              :checkbox="showCheckboxes"
+              :checkbox="showCheckboxes && transformation.editable"
               :checked="isChecked(transformation.uid)"
               @click.ctrl="(e) => ctrlClick(e, transformation)"
               @click.meta="(e) => ctrlClick(e, transformation)"
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default {
       loading: false,
       transformations: [],
       initSearchbar: false,
-      selectedItems: [],
+      selectedTransformations: [],
       groupBy: 'alphabetical',
       showCheckboxes: false
     }
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ export default {
           return prev
         }, {})
       } else {
-        return this.transformations.reduce((prev, transformation, i, transformations) => {
-          const type = transformation.type
+        const typeGroups = this.transformations.reduce((prev, transformation, i, transformations) => {
+          const type = transformation.type.toUpperCase()
           if (!prev[type]) {
             prev[type] = []
           }
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ export default {
 
           return prev
         }, {})
+        return Object.keys(typeGroups).sort().reduce((objEntries, key) => {
+          objEntries[key] = typeGroups[key]
+          return objEntries
+        }, {})
       }
     }
   },
@@ -191,33 +195,34 @@ export default {
     toggleCheck () {
       this.showCheckboxes = !this.showCheckboxes
     },
-    isChecked (item) {
-      return this.selectedItems.indexOf(item) >= 0
+    isChecked (transformation) {
+      return this.selectedTransformations.indexOf(transformation) >= 0
     },
-    click (event, item) {
+    click (event, transformation) {
       if (this.showCheckboxes) {
-        this.toggleItemCheck(event, item.uid, item)
+        this.toggleTransformationCheck(event, transformation.uid, transformation)
       } else {
-        this.$f7router.navigate(item.uid)
+        this.$f7router.navigate(transformation.uid)
       }
     },
-    ctrlClick (event, item) {
-      this.toggleItemCheck(event, item.uid, item)
-      if (!this.selectedItems.length) this.showCheckboxes = false
+    ctrlClick (event, transformation) {
+      this.toggleTransformationCheck(event, transformation.uid, transformation)
+      if (!this.selectedTransformations.length) this.showCheckboxes = false
     },
-    toggleItemCheck (event, itemName, item) {
+    toggleTransformationCheck (event, transformationUid, transformation) {
+      if (!transformation.editable) return
       if (!this.showCheckboxes) this.showCheckboxes = true
-      if (this.isChecked(itemName)) {
-        this.selectedItems.splice(this.selectedItems.indexOf(itemName), 1)
+      if (this.isChecked(transformationUid)) {
+        this.selectedTransformations.splice(this.selectedTransformations.indexOf(transformationUid), 1)
       } else {
-        this.selectedItems.push(itemName)
+        this.selectedTransformations.push(transformationUid)
       }
     },
     removeSelected () {
       const vm = this
 
       this.$f7.dialog.confirm(
-        `Remove ${this.selectedItems.length} selected transformations?`,
+        `Remove ${this.selectedTransformations.length} selected transformations?`,
         'Remove Transformations',
         () => {
           vm.doRemoveSelected()
@@ -227,7 +232,7 @@ export default {
     doRemoveSelected () {
       let dialog = this.$f7.dialog.progress('Deleting Transformations...')
 
-      const promises = this.selectedItems.map((p) => {
+      const promises = this.selectedTransformations.map((p) => {
         return this.$oh.api.delete('/rest/transformations/' + p)
       })
       Promise.all(promises).then((data) => {
@@ -236,7 +241,7 @@ export default {
           destroyOnClose: true,
           closeTimeout: 2000
         }).open()
-        this.selectedItems = []
+        this.selectedTransformations = []
         dialog.close()
         this.load()
         this.$f7.emit('sidebarRefresh', null) // for what?