Share & Print
You know what the statuses mean, which of them protect a budget, how to edit it again and how to keep the version you sent.
A status says which stage a budget, a financing plan or a cost control set has reached. Every status except **Working** protects it: nobody can change its content.
| Status | Usually means | Protected | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | --------- | | **Working** | Work on the budget continues | No | | **Final** | The budget is complete | Yes | | **Snapshot** | The budget is a copy frozen at one point in time | Yes | | **Archived** | The budget is no longer in use | Yes |
The budget, each financing plan and each cost control set has its own status. A budget set to **Final** therefore does not protect its plans.
You can change its name, comment and status, print it, export its data and make a copy with **Copy Budget**. Anything else is locked, and the tooltip names the status.
Anyone who can edit the budget can lift the protection, see [change the status of a dataset](/kb/article/change-the-status-of-a-dataset). A status therefore guards against accidental changes only.
Point at the symbol in the left rail to see the reason:
-  **Cost Control**: a cost control set was made from the budget. How to edit it anyway is in [change the status of a dataset](/kb/article/change-the-status-of-a-dataset). -  **Merging changes…**: KOSMA is merging your changes with those of others. The budget becomes editable again by itself. - : the budget is shared with you as **Can view**. - : your licence does not cover the module, or you are signed out, see [what your licence includes](/kb/article/what-your-licence-includes).
KOSMA keeps no older versions. In the **Project** menu, choose **Copy Budget**, then **Snapshot**, and keep working in the budget. The steps are in [duplicate a budget for comparison](/kb/article/duplicate-a-budget-for-comparison).
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