Budgeting
You can choose which optional columns the budget grid shows and in which order.
Choose which optional columns the budget grid shows and in which order. You need a budget open in Budgeting. Choosing columns changes no figure in the budget, so you can do it on any budget you can open, including one you can only read.
In the grid, click  **Show or hide columns**. KOSMA opens a menu. Under **Columns**, it lists **Account Details** and **Original & Variance**. Below them, the sections **Companies**, **Effects** and **DFFF** list each company, effect and DFFF entry of the budget as a column of its own. A section without entries does not appear.
Tick a column to show it. Untick it to hide it again.
| Column | Default | | ------------------------------------ | ------- | | **Account Details** | on | | **Original & Variance** | off | | Each company, effect and DFFF column | off |
For what **Original & Variance** shows, see [compare original and variance](/kb/article/compare-original-and-variance).
The company, effect and DFFF columns you tick also appear in the grid under **Overview/Markups**.
When the menu shows at least two of the sections **Companies**, **Effects** and **DFFF**, drag  **Companies**,  **Effects** or  **DFFF** up or down. KOSMA moves the columns of that block in the grid to the new place. The columns inside a block keep their order. You cannot move them one by one.
Drag the block you read most often to the top of the menu. The top block stands closest to the totals in the grid. On a wide budget, you then scroll less to reach it.
KOSMA saves **Account Details**, **Original & Variance** and the order of the blocks in the budget. A copy of the budget keeps them. On a budget you cannot edit, KOSMA saves these settings for you alone. Other people who open that budget do not see your choice.
KOSMA does not save which company, effect and DFFF columns you ticked. When you switch to another module or close KOSMA, these columns are off again. To see them, tick them again.
**What a company or effect column shows.** A company or effect column shows assignments that already exist in the budget. Ticking the column creates none. For more on these columns, see [show company and effect columns](/kb/article/show-company-and-effect-columns).
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