---
name: "BIS_fnc_ORBATOpen"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Strategic"]
arma3_since: "1.00"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_ORBATOpen
revid: 349486
updated: 2023-11-08T17:09:04Z
---

# BIS_fnc_ORBATOpen

*Function · Strategic · Arma 3 v1.00*

## Description

Opens the ORBAT Viewer.

## Syntax

```sqf
[path, display, tags, numTiers, parameters] call BIS_fnc_ORBATOpen
```

**Parameters:**

- `path`: [Config](../topics/Config.md) - config path to displayed structure
- `display`: [Display](../topics/Display.md) - (Optional, default `[] call BIS_fnc_displayMission`) parent display
- `tags`: [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [String](../topics/String.md)s - (Optional, default `[]`) list of tags. Searching will stop on groups which do not contain at least one of the tags
- `numTiers`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - (Optional, default -1 (all)) Number of tiers displayed
- `parameters`: [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [Array](../topics/Array.md)s - (Optional, default `[]`) sub-arrays in format [config, code] where:
  config: [Config](../topics/Config.md) - group class
  code: [Code](../topics/Code.md) - action performed upon clicking on group icon

**Returns:** [Display](../topics/Display.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
[configFile >> "CfgORBAT" >> "BIS" >> "O_Brigade", findDisplay 46, [], 4, ["ConfigClass_1", { systemChat "ConfigClass_1" }]] call BIS_fnc_ORBATOpen;
```

## See also

ORBAT Viewer · [BIS_fnc_ORBATAddGroupOverlay](../functions/BIS_fnc_ORBATAddGroupOverlay.md) · [BIS_fnc_ORBATAnimate](../functions/BIS_fnc_ORBATAnimate.md) · [BIS_fnc_ORBATConfigPreview](../functions/BIS_fnc_ORBATConfigPreview.md) · [BIS_fnc_ORBATGetGroupParams](../functions/BIS_fnc_ORBATGetGroupParams.md) · [BIS_fnc_ORBATRemoveGroupOverlay](../functions/BIS_fnc_ORBATRemoveGroupOverlay.md) · [BIS_fnc_ORBATSetGroupFade](../functions/BIS_fnc_ORBATSetGroupFade.md) · [BIS_fnc_ORBATSetGroupParams](../functions/BIS_fnc_ORBATSetGroupParams.md) · [BIS_fnc_ORBATTooltip](../functions/BIS_fnc_ORBATTooltip.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc ORBATOpen](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_ORBATOpen) (revision 349486).</sub>