diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b41bbe..dcbc5f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@
 Debezium operator provides an easy way to run the Debezium Server on Kubernetes or Openshift.
 
 ## Installation steps
-The debezium operator currently support per namespace installation. To install the operator to your kubernetes cluster, simply create the descriptors available in the `k8` directory.
+
+The debezium operator currently support per namespace installation. To install the operator to your kubernetes cluster,
+simply create the descriptors available in the `k8` directory.
 
 ```bash
 kubectl create -f k8/ -n $NAMESPACE
 ```
 
 ### Quickstart Example
-The `exmaples/postgres` directory contains an example deployment of debezium server with PostgreSQL source and kafka sink.
+
+The `exmaples/postgres` directory contains an example deployment of debezium server with PostgreSQL source and kafka
+sink.
 
 ```bash
 # Install Strimzi Kafka operator
@@ -21,6 +25,7 @@ kubectl create -f examples/postgres/ -n $NAMESPACE
 ```
 
 ## DebeziumServerSpec Reference
+
 ```yaml
 spec:
   version: String
@@ -42,21 +47,23 @@ spec:
     header:
       type: String
   transforms:
-    - name: String
-      type: String
+    - type: String
       predicate: String
       negate: Boolean
+      config:
       # other transformation properties
   predicates:
-    - name: String
+    name:
       type: String
+      config:
       # other preticate properties
   sink:
     type: String
     config:
-      # other sink properties
+    # other sink properties
   source:
     class: String
     config:
-      # other source connector properties
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+    # other source connector properties
+```
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/config/ConfigMapping.java b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/config/ConfigMapping.java
index dd7c4f5..155bd35 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/config/ConfigMapping.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/config/ConfigMapping.java
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 
 import java.security.MessageDigest;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 /**
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public final class ConfigMapping {
 
     public static ConfigMapping from(Map<String, ?> properties) {
         var config = ConfigMapping.empty();
-        config.put(properties);
+        config.putAll(properties);
         return config;
     }
 
@@ -56,38 +56,62 @@ public String getAsString() {
     }
 
     public void rootValue(Object value) {
-        put(null, value);
-    }
-
-    public void put(String key, ConfigMappable resource) {
-        var config = resource.asConfiguration();
-        put(key, config.getAsMap());
+        putInternal(value);
     }
 
     public void put(String key, Object value) {
         putInternal(value, key);
     }
 
-    public void put(ConfigMappable resource) {
-        var resourceConfig = resource.asConfiguration();
-        put(resourceConfig.getAsMap());
+    public void putAll(ConfigMappable resource) {
+        putAll(resource.asConfiguration());
     }
 
-    public void put(Map<String, ?> props) {
-        props.forEach(this::put);
+    public void putAll(String key, ConfigMappable resource) {
+        putAll(key, resource.asConfiguration());
     }
 
-    public void put(String key, Map<String, ?> props) {
-        props.forEach((subKey, value) -> putInternal(value, key, subKey));
+    public void putAll(ConfigMapping config) {
+        config.getAsMap().forEach((key, value) -> putInternal(value, key));
+    }
+
+    public void putAll(String key, ConfigMapping config) {
+        config.getAsMap().forEach((subKey, value) -> putInternal(value, key, subKey));
+    }
+
+    public void putAll(Map<String, ?> props) {
+        props.forEach((key, value) -> putInternal(value, key));
+    }
+
+
+    public <T extends ConfigMappable> void putList(String key, List<T> items, String name) {
+        if (items.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        record NamedItem(String name, ConfigMappable item) {}
+
+        var named = IntStream.
+                range(0, items.size())
+                .mapToObj(i -> new NamedItem(name + i, items.get(i)))
+                .toList();
+
+        named.stream()
+                .map(NamedItem::name)
+                .reduce((x, y) -> String.join(","))
+                .ifPresent(names ->put(key, names ));
+
+
+        named.forEach(item -> putAll(key + "." + item.name, item.item));
+
     }
 
-    public <T extends ConfigMappable> void put(String key, Collection<T> items, Function<T, String> nameExtractor) {
-        items.stream()
-                .map(nameExtractor)
+    public <T extends ConfigMappable> void putMap(String key, Map<String, T> items) {
+        items.keySet().stream()
                 .reduce((x, y) -> String.join(","))
                 .ifPresent(names -> put(key, names));
 
-        items.forEach(item -> put(key, item));
+        items.forEach( (name, item) -> putAll(key + "." + name, item));
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/DebeziumServerSpec.java b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/DebeziumServerSpec.java
index 7d3679f..3062b1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/DebeziumServerSpec.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/DebeziumServerSpec.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package io.debezium.operator.model;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import io.debezium.operator.config.ConfigMappable;
 import io.debezium.operator.config.ConfigMapping;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ public class DebeziumServerSpec implements ConfigMappable {
     private Quarkus quarkus;
     private Runtime runtime;
     private List<Transformation> transforms;
-    private List<Predicate> predicates;
+    private Map<String, Predicate> predicates;
 
     public DebeziumServerSpec() {
         this.storage = new Storage();
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ public DebeziumServerSpec() {
         this.quarkus = new Quarkus();
         this.runtime = new Runtime();
         this.transforms = List.of();
-        this.predicates = List.of();
+        this.predicates = Map.of();
     }
 
     public String getImage() {
@@ -105,26 +106,26 @@ public void setTransforms(List<Transformation> transforms) {
         this.transforms = transforms;
     }
 
-    public List<Predicate> getPredicates() {
+    public Map<String, Predicate> getPredicates() {
         return predicates;
     }
 
-    public void setPredicates(List<Predicate> predicates) {
+    public void setPredicates(Map<String, Predicate> predicates) {
         this.predicates = predicates;
     }
 
     @Override
     public ConfigMapping asConfiguration() {
         var dbzConfig = ConfigMapping.prefixed("debezium");
-        dbzConfig.put("source", source);
-        dbzConfig.put("sink", sink);
-        dbzConfig.put("format", format);
-        dbzConfig.put("transforms", transforms, Transformation::getName);
-        dbzConfig.put("predicates", predicates, Predicate::getName);
+        dbzConfig.putAll("source", source);
+        dbzConfig.putAll("sink", sink);
+        dbzConfig.putAll("format", format);
+        dbzConfig.putList("transforms", transforms, "t");
+        dbzConfig.putMap("predicates", predicates);
 
         var config = ConfigMapping.empty();
-        config.put("quarkus", quarkus);
-        config.put(dbzConfig.getAsMap());
+        config.putAll("quarkus", quarkus);
+        config.putAll(dbzConfig);
 
         return config;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Format.java b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Format.java
index 09c49cb..281c746 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Format.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Format.java
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ public void setHeader(FormatType header) {
     @Override
     public ConfigMapping asConfiguration() {
         var config = ConfigMapping.empty();
-        config.put("key", key);
-        config.put("value", value);
-        config.put("header", header);
+        config.putAll("key", key);
+        config.putAll("value", value);
+        config.putAll("header", header);
         return config;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/FormatType.java b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/FormatType.java
index b15cd6a..c4ee3f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/FormatType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/FormatType.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public void setType(String type) {
     @Override
     public ConfigMapping asConfiguration() {
         var config = ConfigMapping.empty();
-        config.put(this.config);
+        config.putAll(this.config);
         config.rootValue(type);
         return config;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Predicate.java b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Predicate.java
index bd9df09..2271d28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Predicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Predicate.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 public class Predicate implements ConfigMappable {
 
-    private String name;
     private String type;
     private ConfigProperties config;
 
@@ -18,14 +17,6 @@ public Predicate() {
         this.config = new ConfigProperties();
     }
 
-    public String getName() {
-        return name;
-    }
-
-    public void setName(String name) {
-        this.name = name;
-    }
-
     public String getType() {
         return type;
     }
@@ -44,9 +35,9 @@ public void setConfig(ConfigProperties config) {
 
     @Override
     public ConfigMapping asConfiguration() {
-        var config = ConfigMapping.prefixed(name);
+        var config = ConfigMapping.empty();
         config.put("type", type);
-        config.put(this.config);
+        config.putAll(this.config);
         return config;
 
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Sink.java b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Sink.java
index f98ffd2..07c9157 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Sink.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Sink.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public void setConfig(ConfigProperties config) {
     public ConfigMapping asConfiguration() {
         var config = ConfigMapping.empty();
         config.put("type", type);
-        config.put(type, this.config);
+        config.putAll(type, this.config);
         return config;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Source.java b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Source.java
index 8f5def7..3124574 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Source.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Source.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public void setConfig(ConfigProperties config) {
     public ConfigMapping asConfiguration() {
         var config = ConfigMapping.empty();
         config.put("connector.class", sourceClass);
-        config.put(this.config);
+        config.putAll(this.config);
         return config;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Transformation.java b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Transformation.java
index f1d67a1..db7106f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Transformation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/debezium/operator/model/Transformation.java
@@ -10,20 +10,11 @@
 
 public class Transformation implements ConfigMappable {
 
-    private String name;
     private String type;
     private String predicate;
     private boolean negate = false;
     private ConfigProperties config;
 
-    public String getName() {
-        return name;
-    }
-
-    public void setName(String name) {
-        this.name = name;
-    }
-
     public String getType() {
         return type;
     }
@@ -62,7 +53,7 @@ public ConfigMapping asConfiguration() {
         config.put("type", type);
         config.put("predicate", predicate);
         config.put("negate", negate);
-        config.put(this.config);
+        config.putAll(this.config);
         return config;
     }
 }