Вот мой Код на JSFiddle
$('button').click(function() {
$('#passive_order_categories').tab('show');
});
<script type="text/javascript" src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.0.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.2.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/result-light.css">
<button>Click</button>
<div class="tabs-container">
<ul class="nav nav-tabs">
<li class="active"><a data-toggle="tab" href="#active_order_categories" aria-expanded="true">Active</a>
</li>
<li class=""><a data-toggle="tab" href="#passive_order_categories" aria-expanded="false">Passive</a>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="tab-content">
<div id="active_order_categories" class="tab-pane active">
<div class="panel-body"></div>
</div>
<div id="passive_order_categories" class="tab-pane">
<div class="panel-body"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>