diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/columns/constants.ts b/extension/src/experiments/columns/constants.ts
index 6516663d9c..3cdb2984a8 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/columns/constants.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/columns/constants.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ export const timestampColumn: Column = {
   type,
   types: [type]
 }
+
+export const EXPERIMENT_COLUMN_ID = 'id'
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/columns/model.test.ts b/extension/src/experiments/columns/model.test.ts
index 05ab84452b..15bfe53832 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/columns/model.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/columns/model.test.ts
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
 describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
   const exampleDvcRoot = 'test'
-  const mockedColumnsOrderChanged = buildMockedEventEmitter<void>()
+  const mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged = buildMockedEventEmitter<void>()
 
   it('should return the expected columns when given the default output fixture', async () => {
     const model = new ColumnsModel(
       '',
       buildMockMemento(),
-      mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+      mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
     )
     await model.transformAndSet(outputFixture)
     expect(mockedGetConfigValue).toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
     const model = new ColumnsModel(
       '',
       buildMockMemento(),
-      mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+      mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
     )
     await model.transformAndSet(survivalOutputFixture)
     expect(model.getSelected()).toStrictEqual(survivalColumnsFixture)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
     const model = new ColumnsModel(
       '',
       buildMockMemento(),
-      mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+      mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
     )
     await model.transformAndSet(deeplyNestedOutputFixture)
     expect(mockedGetConfigValue).toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
     const model = new ColumnsModel(
       '',
       buildMockMemento(),
-      mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+      mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
     )
     await model.transformAndSet(deeplyNestedOutputFixture)
     expect(mockedGetConfigValue).toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
     const model = new ColumnsModel(
       '',
       buildMockMemento(),
-      mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+      mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
     )
     await model.transformAndSet(deeplyNestedOutputFixture)
     expect(mockedGetConfigValue).toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
     const model = new ColumnsModel(
       '',
       buildMockMemento(),
-      mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+      mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
     )
     await model.transformAndSet(deeplyNestedOutputFixture)
     expect(mockedGetConfigValue).toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
     const model = new ColumnsModel(
       '',
       buildMockMemento(),
-      mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+      mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
     )
     await model.transformAndSet(deeplyNestedOutputFixture)
     expect(mockedGetConfigValue).toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
     const model = new ColumnsModel(
       '',
       buildMockMemento(),
-      mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+      mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
     )
     await model.transformAndSet(deeplyNestedOutputFixture)
     expect(mockedGetConfigValue).toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
     const model = new ColumnsModel(
       '',
       buildMockMemento(),
-      mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+      mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
     )
     await model.transformAndSet(deeplyNestedOutputFixture)
     expect(mockedGetConfigValue).toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
     const model = new ColumnsModel(
       '',
       buildMockMemento(),
-      mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+      mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
     )
     await model.transformAndSet(dataTypesOutputFixture)
     expect(model.getSelected()).toStrictEqual(dataTypesColumnsFixture)
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
       const model = new ColumnsModel(
         exampleDvcRoot,
         buildMockMemento(),
-        mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+        mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
       )
       await model.transformAndSet(exampleData)
       expect(model.getSelected()).toStrictEqual([
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
             [testParamPath]: Status.UNSELECTED
           }
         }),
-        mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+        mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
       )
       await model.transformAndSet(exampleData)
       expect(model.getSelected()).toStrictEqual([
@@ -246,19 +246,20 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
           [PersistenceKey.METRICS_AND_PARAMS_COLUMN_ORDER + exampleDvcRoot]:
             persistedState
         }),
-        mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+        mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
       )
       expect(model.getColumnOrder()).toStrictEqual(persistedState)
     })
 
-    it('should return the first three columns from the persisted state', () => {
+    it('should return the first three none hidden columns from the persisted state', async () => {
       const persistedState = [
-        { path: 'A', width: 0 },
-        { path: 'B', width: 0 },
-        { path: 'C', width: 0 },
-        { path: 'D', width: 0 },
-        { path: 'E', width: 0 },
-        { path: 'F', width: 0 }
+        'id',
+        'Created',
+        'params:params.yaml:dvc_logs_dir',
+        'params:params.yaml:process.threshold',
+        'params:params.yaml:process.test_arg',
+        'deps:src/prepare.py',
+        'deps:src/featurization.py'
       ]
 
       const model = new ColumnsModel(
@@ -267,19 +268,26 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
           [PersistenceKey.METRICS_AND_PARAMS_COLUMN_ORDER + exampleDvcRoot]:
             persistedState
         }),
-        mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+        mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
       )
+      await model.transformAndSet(outputFixture)
 
       expect(model.getFirstThreeColumnOrder()).toStrictEqual(
         persistedState.slice(1, 4)
       )
+
+      model.toggleStatus('Created')
+
+      expect(model.getFirstThreeColumnOrder()).toStrictEqual(
+        persistedState.slice(2, 5)
+      )
     })
 
-    it('should return first three columns collected from data if state is empty', async () => {
+    it('should return the first three none hidden columns collected from data if state is empty', async () => {
       const model = new ColumnsModel(
         exampleDvcRoot,
         buildMockMemento(),
-        mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+        mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
       )
       await model.transformAndSet(outputFixture)
 
@@ -288,6 +296,14 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
         'metrics:summary.json:loss',
         'metrics:summary.json:accuracy'
       ])
+
+      model.toggleStatus('Created')
+
+      expect(model.getFirstThreeColumnOrder()).toStrictEqual([
+        'metrics:summary.json:loss',
+        'metrics:summary.json:accuracy',
+        'metrics:summary.json:val_loss'
+      ])
     })
 
     it('should re-order the columns if a new columnOrder is set', () => {
@@ -300,7 +316,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
             { path: 'C', width: 0 }
           ]
         }),
-        mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+        mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
       )
       const newState = ['C', 'B', 'A']
       model.setColumnOrder(newState)
@@ -321,7 +337,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
           [PersistenceKey.METRICS_AND_PARAMS_COLUMN_ORDER + exampleDvcRoot]:
             persistedState
         }),
-        mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+        mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
       )
       expect(model.getColumnOrder()).toStrictEqual(persistedState)
     })
@@ -338,7 +354,7 @@ describe('ColumnsModel', () => {
           [PersistenceKey.METRICS_AND_PARAMS_COLUMN_ORDER + exampleDvcRoot]:
             persistedState
         }),
-        mockedColumnsOrderChanged
+        mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged
       )
       const changedColumnId = 'C'
       const expectedWidth = 77
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/columns/model.ts b/extension/src/experiments/columns/model.ts
index fcd1b03255..e097198a1a 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/columns/model.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/columns/model.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { EventEmitter, Memento } from 'vscode'
 import { collectChanges, collectColumns, collectParamsFiles } from './collect'
+import { EXPERIMENT_COLUMN_ID, timestampColumn } from './constants'
 import { Column, ColumnType } from '../webview/contract'
 import { ExperimentsOutput } from '../../cli/dvc/contract'
 import { PersistenceKey } from '../../persistence/constants'
 import { PathSelectionModel } from '../../path/selection/model'
 
 export class ColumnsModel extends PathSelectionModel<Column> {
-  private columnsOrderChanged: EventEmitter<void>
   private columnOrderState: string[] = []
   private columnWidthsState: Record<string, number> = {}
   private columnsChanges: string[] = []
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ export class ColumnsModel extends PathSelectionModel<Column> {
   constructor(
     dvcRoot: string,
     workspaceState: Memento,
-    columnsOrderChanged: EventEmitter<void>
+    columnsOrderOrStatusChanged: EventEmitter<void>
   ) {
-    super(dvcRoot, workspaceState, PersistenceKey.METRICS_AND_PARAMS_STATUS)
+    super(
+      dvcRoot,
+      workspaceState,
+      PersistenceKey.METRICS_AND_PARAMS_STATUS,
+      columnsOrderOrStatusChanged
+    )
 
     this.columnOrderState = this.revive(
       PersistenceKey.METRICS_AND_PARAMS_COLUMN_ORDER,
@@ -27,7 +32,6 @@ export class ColumnsModel extends PathSelectionModel<Column> {
       PersistenceKey.METRICS_AND_PARAMS_COLUMN_WIDTHS,
       {}
     )
-    this.columnsOrderChanged = columnsOrderChanged
   }
 
   public getColumnOrder(): string[] {
@@ -35,9 +39,9 @@ export class ColumnsModel extends PathSelectionModel<Column> {
   }
 
   public getFirstThreeColumnOrder(): string[] {
-    return this.columnOrderState.length === 0
-      ? this.getFirstThreeColumnOrderFromData()
-      : this.columnOrderState.slice(1, 4)
+    return this.columnOrderState
+      .filter(path => this.status[path] && this.status[path] === 2)
+      .slice(0, 3)
   }
 
   public getColumnWidths(): Record<string, number> {
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ export class ColumnsModel extends PathSelectionModel<Column> {
       PersistenceKey.METRICS_AND_PARAMS_COLUMN_ORDER,
       this.getColumnOrder()
     )
-    this.columnsOrderChanged.fire()
+    this.statusChanged?.fire()
   }
 
   public setColumnWidth(id: string, width: number) {
@@ -91,13 +95,6 @@ export class ColumnsModel extends PathSelectionModel<Column> {
     return this.data.length > 1
   }
 
-  private getFirstThreeColumnOrderFromData(): string[] {
-    return this.data
-      .filter(({ hasChildren }) => !hasChildren)
-      .slice(0, 3)
-      .map(({ path }) => path)
-  }
-
   private filterChildren(path?: string) {
     return this.data.filter(element =>
       path
@@ -108,6 +105,40 @@ export class ColumnsModel extends PathSelectionModel<Column> {
     )
   }
 
+  private findChildrenColumns(
+    parent: string,
+    columns: Column[],
+    childrenColumns: string[]
+  ) {
+    const filteredColumns = columns.filter(
+      ({ parentPath }) => parentPath === parent
+    )
+    for (const column of filteredColumns) {
+      if (column.hasChildren) {
+        this.findChildrenColumns(column.path, columns, childrenColumns)
+      } else {
+        childrenColumns.push(column.path)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private getColumnsFromType(type: string): string[] {
+    const childrenColumns: string[] = []
+    const dataWithType = this.data.filter(({ path }) => path.startsWith(type))
+    this.findChildrenColumns(type, dataWithType, childrenColumns)
+    return childrenColumns
+  }
+
+  private getColumnOrderFromData() {
+    return [
+      EXPERIMENT_COLUMN_ID,
+      timestampColumn.path,
+      ...this.getColumnsFromType(ColumnType.METRICS),
+      ...this.getColumnsFromType(ColumnType.PARAMS),
+      ...this.getColumnsFromType(ColumnType.DEPS)
+    ]
+  }
+
   private async transformAndSetColumns(data: ExperimentsOutput) {
     const [columns, paramsFiles] = await Promise.all([
       collectColumns(data),
@@ -117,6 +148,11 @@ export class ColumnsModel extends PathSelectionModel<Column> {
     this.setNewStatuses(columns)
 
     this.data = columns
+
+    if (this.columnOrderState.length === 0) {
+      this.setColumnOrder(this.getColumnOrderFromData())
+    }
+
     this.paramsFiles = paramsFiles
   }
 
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/index.ts b/extension/src/experiments/index.ts
index 6fffbbe492..7418bf712b 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/index.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/index.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class Experiments extends BaseRepository<TableData> {
   public readonly onDidChangeIsParamsFileFocused: Event<string | undefined>
   public readonly onDidChangeExperiments: Event<ExperimentsOutput | void>
   public readonly onDidChangeColumns: Event<void>
-  public readonly onDidChangeColumnOrder: Event<void>
+  public readonly onDidChangeColumnOrderOrStatus: Event<void>
   public readonly onDidChangeCheckpoints: Event<void>
 
   public readonly viewKey = ViewKey.EXPERIMENTS
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class Experiments extends BaseRepository<TableData> {
   )
 
   private readonly columnsChanged = this.dispose.track(new EventEmitter<void>())
-  private readonly columnsOrderChanged = this.dispose.track(
+  private readonly columnsOrderOrStatusChanged = this.dispose.track(
     new EventEmitter<void>()
   )
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class Experiments extends BaseRepository<TableData> {
     this.onDidChangeIsParamsFileFocused = this.paramsFileFocused.event
     this.onDidChangeExperiments = this.experimentsChanged.event
     this.onDidChangeColumns = this.columnsChanged.event
-    this.onDidChangeColumnOrder = this.columnsOrderChanged.event
+    this.onDidChangeColumnOrderOrStatus = this.columnsOrderOrStatusChanged.event
     this.onDidChangeCheckpoints = this.checkpointsChanged.event
 
     this.experiments = this.dispose.track(
@@ -114,7 +114,11 @@ export class Experiments extends BaseRepository<TableData> {
     )
 
     this.columns = this.dispose.track(
-      new ColumnsModel(dvcRoot, workspaceState, this.columnsOrderChanged)
+      new ColumnsModel(
+        dvcRoot,
+        workspaceState,
+        this.columnsOrderOrStatusChanged
+      )
     )
 
     this.checkpoints = this.dispose.track(new CheckpointsModel())
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/model/quickPick.test.ts b/extension/src/experiments/model/quickPick.test.ts
index 96c9e30347..df51076f42 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/model/quickPick.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/model/quickPick.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { MAX_SELECTED_EXPERIMENTS } from './status'
 import { quickPickLimitedValues } from '../../vscode/quickPick'
 import { Experiment } from '../webview/contract'
 import { Title } from '../../vscode/title'
+import { formatDate } from '../../util/date'
 
 jest.mock('../../vscode/quickPick')
 
@@ -135,19 +136,25 @@ describe('pickExperiments', () => {
       [
         {
           description: '[exp-123]',
-          detail: 'Created:Aug 19, 2022, split:0, data/data.xml:22a1a29',
+          detail: `Created:${formatDate(
+            mockedExperiments[0].Created as string
+          )}, split:0, data/data.xml:22a1a29`,
           label: '123fsf4',
           value: mockedExperiments[0]
         },
         {
           description: '[exp-456]',
-          detail: 'Created:Aug 19, 2022, split:0.2, data/data.xml:22a1a29',
+          detail: `Created:${formatDate(
+            mockedExperiments[1].Created as string
+          )}, split:0.2, data/data.xml:22a1a29`,
           label: '456fsf4',
           value: mockedExperiments[1]
         },
         {
           description: '[exp-789]',
-          detail: 'Created:Sep 15, 2022, split:0.3, data/data.xml:22a1a29',
+          detail: `Created:${formatDate(
+            mockedExperiments[2].Created as string
+          )}, split:0.3, data/data.xml:22a1a29`,
           label: '789fsf4',
           value: mockedExperiments[2]
         }
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/model/tree.test.ts b/extension/src/experiments/model/tree.test.ts
index ef32e6909e..149b66b14f 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/model/tree.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/model/tree.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { RegisteredCommands } from '../../commands/external'
 import { getMarkdownString } from '../../vscode/markdownString'
 import { DecoratableTreeItemScheme, getDecoratableUri } from '../../tree'
 import { ExperimentStatus } from '../webview/contract'
+import { formatDate } from '../../util/date'
 
 const mockedCommands = jest.mocked(commands)
 mockedCommands.registerCommand = jest.fn()
@@ -483,8 +484,9 @@ describe('ExperimentsTree', () => {
           iconPath: expect.anything(),
           id: 'exp-123',
           label: 'a123',
-          tooltip:
-            '|||\n|:--|--|\n| Created | Aug 19, 2022 |\n| data/data.xml | 22a1a29 |\n| ...ms.yaml:featurize.random_value | undefined |\n',
+          tooltip: `|||\n|:--|--|\n| Created | ${formatDate(
+            experiments[0].Created
+          )} |\n| data/data.xml | 22a1a29 |\n| ...ms.yaml:featurize.random_value | undefined |\n`,
           type: ExperimentType.EXPERIMENT
         },
         {
@@ -499,8 +501,9 @@ describe('ExperimentsTree', () => {
           iconPath: expect.anything(),
           id: 'exp-456',
           label: 'b456',
-          tooltip:
-            '|||\n|:--|--|\n| Created | Sep 15, 2022 |\n| data/data.xml | 22a1a29 |\n| ...ms.yaml:featurize.random_value | [rbf,linear] |\n',
+          tooltip: `|||\n|:--|--|\n| Created | ${formatDate(
+            experiments[1].Created
+          )} |\n| data/data.xml | 22a1a29 |\n| ...ms.yaml:featurize.random_value | [rbf,linear] |\n`,
           type: ExperimentType.EXPERIMENT
         },
         {
@@ -515,8 +518,9 @@ describe('ExperimentsTree', () => {
           iconPath: expect.anything(),
           id: 'exp-789',
           label: 'c789',
-          tooltip:
-            '|||\n|:--|--|\n| Created | Jul 3, 2022 |\n| data/data.xml | 22a1a29 |\n| ...ms.yaml:featurize.random_value | false |\n',
+          tooltip: `|||\n|:--|--|\n| Created | ${formatDate(
+            experiments[2].Created
+          )} |\n| data/data.xml | 22a1a29 |\n| ...ms.yaml:featurize.random_value | false |\n`,
           type: ExperimentType.EXPERIMENT
         }
       ])
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/model/tree.ts b/extension/src/experiments/model/tree.ts
index c052153f15..6bb2660571 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/model/tree.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/model/tree.ts
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ export class ExperimentsTree
         return value !== null ? `| ${truncatedKey} | ${value} |\n` : ''
       })
       .join('')
-    return getMarkdownString(`|||\n|:--|--|\n${data}`)
+
+    return data === '' ? undefined : getMarkdownString(`|||\n|:--|--|\n${data}`)
   }
 
   private getTooltip(
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/workspace.ts b/extension/src/experiments/workspace.ts
index a6b28d342b..4408b60d42 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/workspace.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/workspace.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class WorkspaceExperiments extends BaseWorkspaceWebviews<
   public readonly onDidChangeExperiments = this.experimentsChanged.event
 
   public readonly columnsChanged = this.dispose.track(new EventEmitter<void>())
-  public readonly columnsOrderChanged = this.dispose.track(
+  public readonly columnsOrderOrStatusChanged = this.dispose.track(
     new EventEmitter<void>()
   )
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ export class WorkspaceExperiments extends BaseWorkspaceWebviews<
     )
 
     experiments.dispose.track(
-      experiments.onDidChangeColumnOrder(() => {
+      experiments.onDidChangeColumnOrderOrStatus(() => {
         this.experimentsChanged.fire()
       })
     )
diff --git a/extension/src/path/selection/model.ts b/extension/src/path/selection/model.ts
index 1d577dd352..8f132c044e 100644
--- a/extension/src/path/selection/model.ts
+++ b/extension/src/path/selection/model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Memento } from 'vscode'
+import { EventEmitter, Memento } from 'vscode'
 import { PersistenceKey } from '../../persistence/constants'
 import { ModelWithPersistence } from '../../persistence/model'
 import { Column } from '../../experiments/webview/contract'
@@ -17,17 +17,22 @@ export abstract class PathSelectionModel<
 
   protected data: T[] = []
 
+  protected statusChanged?: EventEmitter<void>
   private readonly statusKey: PersistenceKey
 
   constructor(
     dvcRoot: string,
     workspaceState: Memento,
-    statusKey: PersistenceKey
+    statusKey: PersistenceKey,
+    statusChanged?: EventEmitter<void>
   ) {
     super(dvcRoot, workspaceState)
 
     this.statusKey = statusKey
     this.status = workspaceState.get(this.statusKey + dvcRoot, {})
+    if (statusChanged) {
+      this.statusChanged = statusChanged
+    }
   }
 
   public getSelected() {
@@ -50,6 +55,7 @@ export abstract class PathSelectionModel<
     this.setAreChildrenSelected(path, status)
     this.setAreParentsSelected(path)
     this.persistStatus()
+    this.statusChanged?.fire()
 
     return this.status[path]
   }
diff --git a/extension/src/test/fixtures/expShow/base/columns.ts b/extension/src/test/fixtures/expShow/base/columns.ts
index 6b8e3a12bf..3d49be4357 100644
--- a/extension/src/test/fixtures/expShow/base/columns.ts
+++ b/extension/src/test/fixtures/expShow/base/columns.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { join } from '../../../util/path'
+import { join } from 'path'
 import { Column, ColumnType } from '../../../../experiments/webview/contract'
 import {
   buildDepPath,
@@ -8,6 +8,32 @@ import { timestampColumn } from '../../../../experiments/columns/constants'
 
 const nestedParamsFile = join('nested', 'params.yaml')
 
+export const dataColumnOrder: string[] = [
+  'id',
+  'Created',
+  'metrics:summary.json:loss',
+  'metrics:summary.json:accuracy',
+  'metrics:summary.json:val_loss',
+  'metrics:summary.json:val_accuracy',
+  'params:params.yaml:code_names',
+  'params:params.yaml:epochs',
+  'params:params.yaml:learning_rate',
+  'params:params.yaml:dvc_logs_dir',
+  'params:params.yaml:log_file',
+  'params:params.yaml:dropout',
+  'params:params.yaml:process.threshold',
+  'params:params.yaml:process.test_arg',
+  join('params:nested', 'params.yaml:test'),
+  join('deps:data', 'data.xml'),
+  join('deps:data', 'prepared'),
+  join('deps:data', 'features'),
+  join('deps:src', 'prepare.py'),
+  join('deps:src', 'featurization.py'),
+  join('deps:src', 'train.py'),
+  join('deps:src', 'evaluate.py'),
+  'deps:model.pkl'
+]
+
 const data: Column[] = [
   timestampColumn,
   {
diff --git a/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/index.test.ts b/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/index.test.ts
index f6aa8dd707..3834e378f6 100644
--- a/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/index.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/index.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import { buildExperiments, stubWorkspaceExperimentsGetters } from './util'
 import { Disposable } from '../../../extension'
 import expShowFixture from '../../fixtures/expShow/base/output'
 import rowsFixture from '../../fixtures/expShow/base/rows'
-import columnsFixture from '../../fixtures/expShow/base/columns'
+import columnsFixture, {
+  dataColumnOrder as columnsOrderFixture
+} from '../../fixtures/expShow/base/columns'
 import workspaceChangesFixture from '../../fixtures/expShow/base/workspaceChanges'
 import { Experiments } from '../../../experiments'
 import { ResourceLocator } from '../../../resourceLocator'
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ suite('Experiments Test Suite', () => {
 
       const expectedTableData: TableData = {
         changes: workspaceChangesFixture,
-        columnOrder: [],
+        columnOrder: columnsOrderFixture,
         columnWidths: {},
         columns: columnsFixture,
         filteredCounts: { checkpoints: 0, experiments: 0 },
@@ -807,7 +809,7 @@ suite('Experiments Test Suite', () => {
 
       const allColumnsUnselected: TableData = {
         changes: workspaceChangesFixture,
-        columnOrder: [],
+        columnOrder: columnsOrderFixture,
         columnWidths: {},
         columns: [],
         filteredCounts: { checkpoints: 0, experiments: 0 },
@@ -1314,8 +1316,8 @@ suite('Experiments Test Suite', () => {
       ).to.deep.equal([])
       expect(
         mockMemento.keys(),
-        'Memento starts with the status key'
-      ).to.deep.equal(['experimentsStatus:test'])
+        'Memento starts with the status keys'
+      ).to.deep.equal(['experimentsStatus:test', 'columnsColumnOrder:test'])
 
       expect(
         mockMemento.get('experimentsStatus:test'),
@@ -1340,6 +1342,11 @@ suite('Experiments Test Suite', () => {
         workspace: colors[0]
       })
 
+      expect(
+        mockMemento.get('columnsColumnOrder:test'),
+        'the columns order is added to memento'
+      ).to.deep.equal(columnsOrderFixture)
+
       const mockPickSort = stub(SortQuickPicks, 'pickSortToAdd')
 
       mockPickSort.onFirstCall().resolves(firstSortDefinition)
diff --git a/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/model/filterBy/tree.test.ts b/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/model/filterBy/tree.test.ts
index b523807044..31054debaf 100644
--- a/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/model/filterBy/tree.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/model/filterBy/tree.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { stub, spy, restore } from 'sinon'
 import { window, commands, MessageItem, EventEmitter, TreeView } from 'vscode'
 import { addFilterViaQuickInput, mockQuickInputFilter } from './util'
 import { Disposable } from '../../../../../extension'
-import columnsFixture from '../../../../fixtures/expShow/base/columns'
+import columnsFixture, {
+  dataColumnOrder as columnsOrderFixture
+} from '../../../../fixtures/expShow/base/columns'
 import rowsFixture from '../../../../fixtures/expShow/base/rows'
 import workspaceChangesFixture from '../../../../fixtures/expShow/base/workspaceChanges'
 import { WorkspaceExperiments } from '../../../../../experiments/workspace'
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ suite('Experiments Filter By Tree Test Suite', () => {
 
       const filteredTableData: TableData = {
         changes: workspaceChangesFixture,
-        columnOrder: [],
+        columnOrder: columnsOrderFixture,
         columnWidths: {},
         columns: columnsFixture,
         filteredCounts: { checkpoints: 4, experiments: 1 },
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ suite('Experiments Filter By Tree Test Suite', () => {
 
       const unfilteredTableData: TableData = {
         changes: workspaceChangesFixture,
-        columnOrder: [],
+        columnOrder: columnsOrderFixture,
         columnWidths: {},
         columns: columnsFixture,
         filteredCounts: { checkpoints: 0, experiments: 0 },
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@ suite('Experiments Filter By Tree Test Suite', () => {
 
       const filteredTableData: TableData = {
         changes: workspaceChangesFixture,
-        columnOrder: [],
+        columnOrder: columnsOrderFixture,
         columnWidths: {},
         columns: columnsFixture,
         filteredCounts: { checkpoints: 9, experiments: 6 },
diff --git a/extension/src/test/util/jest/index.ts b/extension/src/test/util/jest/index.ts
index 9f41286f56..4426b73427 100644
--- a/extension/src/test/util/jest/index.ts
+++ b/extension/src/test/util/jest/index.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const buildMockedEventEmitter = <T = void>() => {
 
 export const buildMockedExperiments = () => {
   const mockedColumnsChanged = buildMockedEventEmitter()
-  const mockedColumnsOrderChanged = buildMockedEventEmitter()
+  const mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged = buildMockedEventEmitter()
   const mockedExperimentsChanged = buildMockedEventEmitter()
   const mockedGetChildColumns = jest.fn()
   const mockedGetDvcRoots = jest.fn()
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const buildMockedExperiments = () => {
 
   return {
     mockedColumnsChanged,
-    mockedColumnsOrderChanged,
+    mockedColumnsOrderOrStatusChanged,
     mockedExperiments,
     mockedExperimentsChanged,
     mockedGetBranchExperiments,