# Change the streams and scenarios

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If you have permission to manage financial statements, you can [manage the streams and scenarios](/financial-statements/managing-statements/manage-streams-and-scenarios.md) that are available to all users.
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The **Streams** menu determines the data (streams and scenarios) that’s displayed in the financial statement.

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<summary>Definition of a stream</summary>

A stream is a series of data that comes from a different source. By default, your financial database will contain some streams that were added during the implementation process. Often you have a budget stream, which might be previous years’ budgets or different types of budgets (expected, worst-case, stretch, and so on). You might also have statistical streams (headcount, customer numbers, quantity of units, and so on).

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<summary>Definition of a scenario</summary>

A scenario is a combination of streams, sometimes called a *package* of data. For example, your Actuals scenario is made from a combination of the Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and statistical streams.

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* The **Primary** stream or scenario always displays in the first data column of the statement grid. Typically, this is your Actuals (Current) scenario, which is a combination of data from the Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, and statistical streams. To change the primary data, drag the required stream or scenario into the **Primary** area of the **Streams** menu. For example, you might prefer to show a budget instead of actuals. You can then [change the period](/financial-statements/using-statements/customize-your-view-financial-statements/change-the-period.md) that applies to this column.
* The **Previous** column is always related to whatever is in the primary column. You can turn this column off using the [Columns menu](/financial-statements/using-statements/customize-your-view-financial-statements/change-the-columns.md).
* You can select other streams and scenarios to add them as columns of data in the statement. The columns are added in the same order that they appear in the menu. For example, you might want to see your Budget stream alongside your Actuals for comparison purposes.
* You can drag and drop the items in the **Streams** menu to arrange them however you want. This impacts their position in the statement.

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