I am also have the same problem with QBO and it appears that the Quickbooks support staff do not comprehend why we need this type of default setting.

We might have many different types of reports and we want to be able to drill down into the accounts. When we drill down into the accounts, there is specific detail that we need in a specific order. Being forced to manually adjust the columns every single time (because we are not searching by "transaction report", we are search by "report" since we manage companies by looking at balance sheets/income statements and then drilling down) is very disappointing. 

I hope Quickbooks can implement this feature soon, or at least tell us that they understand the issue and are prepared to add it to their roadmap.