thanks for the explanation but I think I was not clear enough in my question. When I asked about the columns I was referring to the number Next State columns, that depends on the number of inputs (in my case 5). In the image you showed me it is quite a simple one since there is only one input. My confusion is whether I should fill in 2^5 = 32 next state columns or whether the columns DC, DC', N1N2', N1'N2, Fs1, Fs1', Fs2, Fs2' are enough?? (I am not considering one-hot approach here, I will only have 3 FF for 6 states which are enough).