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Interactive Reports "Help" Option Under The "Actions" Drop-down Becomes Hidden (Doc ID 2321531.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 14, 2018

Applies to:

Oracle Application Express (APEX) - Version 5.0.4.00.12 and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Environment
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Apex 5.0.4.00.12
Database 11.2.0.4
Solaris Sparc 64-bit

Problem
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On Interactive Reports, choosing the "Help" option under the "Actions" drop-down that brings up the help window fails to ensure that the popup Help window stays on top of the main calling window. Issue happens using Internet Explorer but works as desired (Help window stays on top) in Chrome.

Steps
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Click on [Actions] -> [Help]
The help screen jumps to behind the application screen when using IE

Works
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Apex 4 with IE.
Chrome

Does not work
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Apex 5.x and IE

Cause

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