diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index daf6c5874..de9d60a90 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,17 @@ void Context::shadow ()
 */
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+const std::vector <std::string> Context::getColumns () const
+{
+  std::vector <std::string> output;
+  std::map <std::string, Column*>::const_iterator i;
+  for (i = columns.begin (); i != columns.end (); ++i)
+    output.push_back (i->first);
+
+  return output;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Context::assumeLocations ()
 {
diff --git a/src/Context.h b/src/Context.h
index 9b9175c1b..50e9c85c9 100644
--- a/src/Context.h
+++ b/src/Context.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ public:
   int getWidth ();                     // determine terminal width
   int getHeight ();                    // determine terminal height
 
+  const std::vector <std::string> getColumns () const;
+
   bool color ();                       // TTY or <other>?
   bool verbose (const std::string&);   // Verbosity control
 
diff --git a/src/columns/ColID.cpp b/src/columns/ColID.cpp
index 55eca33ef..f5bfc84db 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColID.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColID.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ extern Context context;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ColumnID::ColumnID ()
 {
-  _name  = "id";
-  _type  = "number";
-  _style = "number";
-  _label = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_ID;
+  _name       = "id";
+  _type       = "number";
+  _style      = "number";
+  _label      = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_ID;
+  _modifiable = false;
 
   _styles.push_back ("number");
 
diff --git a/src/columns/ColUUID.cpp b/src/columns/ColUUID.cpp
index 068d555c5..a83f080bb 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColUUID.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColUUID.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ extern Context context;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ColumnUUID::ColumnUUID ()
 {
-  _name  = "uuid";
-  _type  = "string";
-  _style = "long";
-  _label = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_UUID;
+  _name       = "uuid";
+  _type       = "string";
+  _style      = "long";
+  _label      = STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_UUID;
+  _modifiable = false;
 
   _styles.push_back ("long");
   _styles.push_back ("short");
diff --git a/src/columns/Column.cpp b/src/columns/Column.cpp
index 2acfa1beb..b1e656cb7 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/Column.cpp
@@ -132,17 +132,19 @@ Column::Column ()
 , _style ("default")
 , _label ("")
 , _report ("")
+, _modifiable (true)
 {
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Column::Column (const Column& other)
 {
-  _name  = other._name;
-  _type  = other._type;
-  _style = other._style;
-  _label = other._label;
-  _label = other._report;
+  _name       = other._name;
+  _type       = other._type;
+  _style      = other._style;
+  _label      = other._label;
+  _label      = other._report;
+  _modifiable = other._modifiable;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -150,11 +152,12 @@ Column& Column::operator= (const Column& other)
 {
   if (this != &other)
   {
-    _name    = other._name;
-    _type    = other._type;
-    _style   = other._style;
-    _label   = other._label;
-    _report  = other._report;
+    _name        = other._name;
+    _type        = other._type;
+    _style       = other._style;
+    _label       = other._label;
+    _report      = other._report;
+    _modifiable  = other._modifiable;
   }
 
   return *this;
@@ -163,10 +166,12 @@ Column& Column::operator= (const Column& other)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool Column::operator== (const Column& other) const
 {
-  return _name  == other._name  &&
-         _type  == other._type  &&
-         _style == other._style &&
-         _label == other._label;
+  return _name       == other._name   &&
+         _type       == other._type   &&
+         _style      == other._style  &&
+         _label      == other._label  &&
+         _report     == other._report &&
+         _modifiable == other._modifiable;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/Column.h b/src/columns/Column.h
index cc95cd739..7ba4ec3ef 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.h
+++ b/src/columns/Column.h
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ public:
   bool operator== (const Column&) const;     // TODO Is this necessary?
   ~Column ();
 
-  std::string style () const                  { return _style;  }
-  std::string label () const                  { return _label;  }
-  std::string type () const                   { return _type;   }
-  std::vector <std::string> styles () const   { return _styles; }
-  std::vector <std::string> examples () const { return _examples; }
+  std::string style () const                  { return _style;      }
+  std::string label () const                  { return _label;      }
+  std::string type () const                   { return _type;       }
+  bool modifiable () const                    { return _modifiable; }
+  std::vector <std::string> styles () const   { return _styles;     }
+  std::vector <std::string> examples () const { return _examples;   }
 
   virtual void setStyle  (const std::string& value) { _style = value;  }
   virtual void setLabel  (const std::string& value) { _label = value;  }
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ protected:
   std::string _style;
   std::string _label;
   std::string _report;
+  bool _modifiable;
   std::vector <std::string> _styles;
   std::vector <std::string> _examples;
 };