Oracle APEX 26.1 Finally Gets Top and Bottom Drawers

New APEX 26.1 is out and it didn't bring just APEXlang and AI, there are many new features, that were previously not possible or needed custom implementation.

Drawers and Dialogs are something we use all the time. Now, with the new version of APEX 26.1. we are able to implement them in the bottom and top of the page.

It really took long time to introduce this feature, that is in my opinion essential, especially if you want to show a report like Interactive Grid in the drawer. The bottom of the screen is perfect for this case.

To implement the bottom or top drawer, you can simply open the Template options and choose position Top or Bottom.

For the size of the drawer you can choose from predefined sizes:

• Small (about 320px)

• Medium (about 480px)

• Large (about 800px)

• Very large (for me 1288px - but i think it is up to the Breadcrumb)

You can see the size difference in the screenshots below.

The same functionality was added also for the Inline Drawer (region that is on the same page, not a separate modal page).

You can see the result below.

I am very glad, that APEX Team didn't forget about the Drawers and implemented this new option. Now, is the Drawer ready to replace the Modal Dialog or is the Modal Dialog still superior?

Let me know what do you think!