This page details how you can customize ORBAT component. The ORBAT component deals with configuring the structure of the players' forces. This controls how information is displayed on the briefing page and with the ingame map markers as pictured below:

The map markers and briefing page both use the same data regarding the hierarchy.

There are three concepts you need to be familiar with units, groups and virtual groups.

Units can have have specialist markers attached to them. These markers follow them on the map and are displayed to them on the ORBAT briefing page. These can be setup directly by right clicking on a unit in eden and going to the attributes page. Marker text is rendered next to the unit. By default this is configured for medics, squad leaders and the platoon sergeant.

Groups in Arma are when several units are put together they form a group. Groups can also have markers attached to them. These can be configured by editing the group attributes.

Once you have configured the markers for your groups and units. You can review all the settings in the ORBAT tool. You can also create hierarchy of virtual groups. Virtual groups are made up from groups. An example of such a virtual group is a squad, a squad consists of the fireteam groups. In the briefing they will be placed together and their markers will also be consolidated if they are close on the map (dependent on map zoom).

You can access the ORBAT tool in eden by clicking on the 'Teamwork' entry in the top tool-bar in eden and selecting “ORBAT Settings”. You will then be presented with the following tool.

The first thing to note is that data shown in the ORBAT tool is dependent on units you have already placed. So you should always first place any units you wish to be part of the players' force. You also need to ensure these units are marker as playable or they will not be shown here.

You can also edit the marker information for groups and units here, but only units that already have markers are shown here. You can also change the order in which things will be displayed by using the arrows on the right side.

To create new virtual groups use the new button. It will create the new virtual group as a subordinate to the group selected in the orbat page (It will only make a virtual group if its parent is a virtual group). You can also use the move tool for moving groups between virtual groups. Units will always be placed alongside the group they originated from.