diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppForm.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppForm.svelte
index 2ab78f7198..7aa9fed9f7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppForm.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/buttons/AppForm.svelte
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 
 	export const staticOutputs: string[] = ['loading', 'result', 'jobId']
 
-	const { app, worldStore, stateId } = getContext<AppViewerContext>('AppViewerContext')
+	const { app, worldStore, stateId, componentControl } =
+		getContext<AppViewerContext>('AppViewerContext')
 
 	const outputs = initOutput($worldStore, id, {
 		result: undefined,
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@
 		configuration
 	)
 
+	$componentControl[id] = {
+		setValue(nvalue: string) {
+			wrapper?.setArgs(nvalue)
+		}
+	}
+
 	let runnableComponent: RunnableComponent
 	let loading = false
 
@@ -50,6 +57,8 @@
 		(componentInput?.type != 'runnable' || Object.keys(componentInput?.fields ?? {}).length == 0)
 
 	let css = initCss($app.css?.formcomponent, customCss)
+
+	let wrapper: RunnableWrapper
 </script>
 
 {#each Object.keys(components['formcomponent'].initialData.configuration) as key (key)}
@@ -74,6 +83,7 @@
 <RunnableWrapper
 	{recomputeIds}
 	{render}
+	bind:this={wrapper}
 	bind:runnableComponent
 	bind:loading
 	{componentInput}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableComponent.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableComponent.svelte
index ba11f2dfcd..09ba225ff4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableComponent.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableComponent.svelte
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@
 
 	$runnableComponents = $runnableComponents
 
+	export function setArgs(value: any) {
+		args = value
+	}
+	
 	let args: Record<string, any> | undefined = undefined
 	let runnableInputValues: Record<string, any> = {}
 	let executeTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined = undefined
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableWrapper.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableWrapper.svelte
index ed35c8241d..f290d5bc87 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableWrapper.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/RunnableWrapper.svelte
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 					| 'errorOverlay'
 					| 'openModal'
 					| 'closeModal'
+					| 'open'
+					| 'close'
 				configuration: {
 					gotoUrl: { url: string | undefined; newTab: boolean | undefined }
 					setTab: {
@@ -40,6 +42,12 @@
 					closeModal?: {
 						modalId: string | undefined
 					}
+					open?: {
+						id: string | undefined
+					}
+					close?: {
+						id: string | undefined
+					}
 				}
 		  }
 		| undefined
@@ -69,6 +77,10 @@
 	export let errorHandledByComponent: boolean = false
 	export let hasChildrens: boolean = false
 
+	export function setArgs(value: any) {
+		runnableComponent?.setArgs(value)
+	}
+
 	const { staticExporter, noBackend, componentControl, runnableComponents } =
 		getContext<AppViewerContext>('AppViewerContext')
 
@@ -168,6 +180,22 @@
 				$componentControl[modalId].closeModal?.()
 				break
 			}
+			case 'open': {
+				const id = sideEffect?.configuration?.open?.id
+
+				if (!id) return
+
+				$componentControl[id].open?.()
+				break
+			}
+			case 'close': {
+				const id = sideEffect?.configuration?.close?.id
+
+				if (!id) return
+
+				$componentControl[id].close?.()
+				break
+			}
 			default:
 				break
 		}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/eval.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/eval.ts
index 2e58f6dc38..3c5df41a98 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/eval.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/helpers/eval.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function computeGlobalContext(world: World | undefined, extraContext: any
 
 function create_context_function_template(eval_string: string, context, noReturn: boolean) {
 	return `
-return async function (context, state, goto, setTab, recompute, getAgGrid, setValue, setSelectedIndex, openModal, closeModal) {
+return async function (context, state, goto, setTab, recompute, getAgGrid, setValue, setSelectedIndex, openModal, closeModal, open, close) {
 "use strict";
 ${
 	Object.keys(context).length > 0
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ function make_context_evaluator(
 	setValue,
 	setSelectedIndex,
 	openModal,
-	closeModal
+	closeModal,
+	open,
+	close
 ) => Promise<any> {
 	let template = create_context_function_template(eval_string, context, noReturn)
 	let functor = Function(template)
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ export async function eval_like(
 			setSelectedIndex?: (index: number) => void
 			openModal?: () => void
 			closeModal?: () => void
+			open?: () => void
+			close?: () => void
 		}
 	>,
 	worldStore: World | undefined,
@@ -160,6 +164,12 @@ export async function eval_like(
 		},
 		(id) => {
 			controlComponents[id]?.closeModal?.()
+		},
+		(id) => {
+			controlComponents[id]?.open?.()
+		},
+		(id) => {
+			controlComponents[id]?.close?.()
 		}
 	)
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/layout/AppDrawer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/layout/AppDrawer.svelte
index 5aa4dd20c5..c3c42860ca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/layout/AppDrawer.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/layout/AppDrawer.svelte
@@ -21,8 +21,15 @@
 	export let noWFull = false
 	export let render: boolean
 
-	const { app, focusedGrid, selectedComponent, worldStore, connectingInput, mode } =
-		getContext<AppViewerContext>('AppViewerContext')
+	const {
+		app,
+		focusedGrid,
+		selectedComponent,
+		worldStore,
+		connectingInput,
+		mode,
+		componentControl
+	} = getContext<AppViewerContext>('AppViewerContext')
 
 	const resolvedConfig = initConfig(
 		components['drawercomponent'].initialData.configuration,
@@ -32,6 +39,15 @@
 
 	let appDrawer: Drawer
 
+	$componentControl[id] = {
+		open: () => {
+			appDrawer?.openDrawer()
+		},
+		close: () => {
+			appDrawer?.closeDrawer()
+		}
+	}
+
 	let css = initCss($app.css?.drawercomponent, customCss)
 </script>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/layout/AppModal.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/layout/AppModal.svelte
index 9168e052ab..e34689c570 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/layout/AppModal.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/components/layout/AppModal.svelte
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@
 		},
 		closeModal: () => {
 			open = false
+		},
+		open: () => {
+			open = true
+		},
+		close: () => {
+			open = false
 		}
 	}
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditor.svelte
index 3ac628ce6e..ea3b47bf5c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditor.svelte
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
 									)}
 									style={$appStore.css?.['app']?.['viewer']?.style}
 								>
-									<div class="absolute bottom-4 left-4 z-50">
+									<div class="absolute bottom-2 left-4 z-50">
 										<div class="flex flex-row gap-2 text-xs items-center">
 											<Button
 												color="light"
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
 											>
 												<Minus size={14} />
 											</Button>
-											{$scale}
+											{$scale}%
 											<Button
 												color="light"
 												variant="border"
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/components.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/components.ts
index 7193bf1ac1..943d213504 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/components.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/component/components.ts
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ const labels = {
 	setTab: 'Set the tab of a tabs component',
 	sendToast: 'Display a toast notification',
 	sendErrorToast: 'Display an error toast notification',
-	openModal: 'Open a modal',
-	closeModal: 'Close a modal'
+	open: 'Open a modal or a drawer',
+	close: 'Close a modal or a drawer'
 }
 
 const onSuccessClick = {
@@ -356,6 +356,22 @@ const onSuccessClick = {
 				type: 'static',
 				value: ''
 			}
+		},
+		open: {
+			id: {
+				tooltip: 'The id of the modal or the drawer to open',
+				fieldType: 'text',
+				type: 'static',
+				value: ''
+			}
+		},
+		close: {
+			id: {
+				tooltip: 'The id of the modal or the drawer to close',
+				fieldType: 'text',
+				type: 'static',
+				value: ''
+			}
 		}
 	}
 } as const
@@ -406,18 +422,18 @@ const onErrorClick = {
 				value: true
 			}
 		},
-		openModal: {
-			modalId: {
-				tooltip: 'The id of the modal to open',
+		open: {
+			id: {
+				tooltip: 'The id of the modal or the drawer to open',
 				fieldType: 'text',
 				type: 'static',
 				value: '',
 				noVariablePicker: true
 			}
 		},
-		closeModal: {
-			modalId: {
-				tooltip: 'The id of the modal to close',
+		close: {
+			id: {
+				tooltip: 'The id of the modal or the drawer to close',
 				fieldType: 'text',
 				type: 'static',
 				value: '',
@@ -457,8 +473,7 @@ const paginationOneOf = {
 	}
 } as const
 
-const documentationBaseUrl =
-	'https://www.windmill.dev/docs/apps/app_configuration_settings'
+const documentationBaseUrl = 'https://www.windmill.dev/docs/apps/app_configuration_settings'
 
 export const components = {
 	displaycomponent: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/componentsPanel/componentControlUtils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/componentsPanel/componentControlUtils.ts
index 76924bc514..ad43602125 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/componentsPanel/componentControlUtils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/componentsPanel/componentControlUtils.ts
@@ -14,20 +14,6 @@ const setTab = {
 	documentation: 'https://www.windmill.dev/docs/apps/app-runnable-panel#settab'
 }
 
-const openModal = {
-	title: 'openModal',
-	description: 'Use the openModal function to open a modal.',
-	example: 'openModal(id: string)',
-	documentation: 'https://www.windmill.dev/docs/apps/app-runnable-panel#openmodal'
-}
-
-const closeModal = {
-	title: 'closeModal',
-	description: 'Use the closeModal function to close a modal.',
-	example: 'closeModal(id: string)',
-	documentation: 'https://www.windmill.dev/docs/apps/app-runnable-panel#closemodal'
-}
-
 const recompute = {
 	title: 'recompute',
 	description: 'Use the recompute function to recompute the value of a component.',
@@ -57,6 +43,20 @@ const setSelectedIndex = {
 	documentation: 'https://www.windmill.dev/docs/apps/app-runnable-panel#setselectedindex'
 }
 
+const open = {
+	title: 'open',
+	description: 'Use the open function to open a modal or a drawer.',
+	example: 'open(id: string)',
+	documentation: 'https://www.windmill.dev/docs/apps/app-runnable-panel#open'
+}
+
+const close = {
+	title: 'close',
+	description: 'Use the close function to close a modal or a drawer.',
+	example: 'close(id: string)',
+	documentation: 'https://www.windmill.dev/docs/apps/app-runnable-panel#close'
+}
+
 export function getComponentControl(type: keyof typeof components): Array<ComponentFunction> {
 	switch (type) {
 		case 'tabscomponent':
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ export function getComponentControl(type: keyof typeof components): Array<Compon
 		case 'steppercomponent':
 			return [setTab]
 		case 'modalcomponent':
-			return [openModal, closeModal]
+			return [open, close]
+		case 'drawercomponent':
+			return [open, close]
 		case 'aggridcomponent':
 			return [getAgGrid, setSelectedIndex]
 		case 'displaycomponent':
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/types.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/types.ts
index a39e945212..9c4d6b8f26 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/types.ts
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ export type AppViewerContext = {
 				setSelectedIndex?: (index: number) => void
 				openModal?: () => void
 				closeModal?: () => void
+				open?: () => void
+				close?: () => void
 			}
 		>
 	>
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ export type AppEditorContext = {
 	pickVariableCallback: Writable<((path: string) => void) | undefined>
 	selectedComponentInEditor: Writable<string | undefined>
 	movingcomponents: Writable<string[] | undefined>
-	jobsDrawerOpen: Writable<boolean>,
+	jobsDrawerOpen: Writable<boolean>
 	scale: Writable<number>
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/utils.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/utils.ts
index e9b199967b..99ab133b29 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/utils.ts
@@ -172,20 +172,65 @@ export function buildExtraLib(
 	return `${cs}
 ${
 	goto
-		? `declare async function goto(path: string, newTab?: boolean): Promise<void>;
+		? `
+/** open a window or tab
+ * @param path path/url to go to
+ * @param open in a tab?
+*/
+declare async function goto(path: string, newTab?: boolean): Promise<void>;
+
+/** set tab
+ * @param id component's id
+ * @param index index of the tab to set
+*/
 declare function setTab(id: string, index: string): void;
+
+/** recompute a component's runnable or background runnable
+ * @param id component's id
+*/
 declare function recompute(id: string): void;
+
+/** get the ag grid api from an AgGridTable
+ * @param id component's id
+*/
 declare function getAgGrid(id: string): {api: any, columnApi: any} | undefined;
+
+
+/** set value of a component
+ * @param id component's id
+ * @param value value to set
+ */
 declare function setValue(id: string, value: any): void;
+
+/** set selected index of a table
+ * @param id component's id
+ * @param index index to set
+ */
 declare function setSelectedIndex(id: string, index: number): void;
-declare function openModal(id: string): void;
-declare function closeModal(id: string): void;
+
+/** close a drawer or modal
+  * @param id component's id
+ */
+declare function open(id: string): void;
+
+/** close a drawer or modal
+  * @param id component's id
+ */
+declare function close(id: string): void;
 `
 		: ''
 }
+
+/** The current's app state */
 declare const state: ${JSON.stringify(state)};
+
+/** The iterator within the context of a list */
 declare const iter: {index: number, value: any};
+
+/** The row within the context of a table */
 declare const row: Record<string, any>;
+
+/** The group fields within the context of a container's group */
 declare const group: Record<string, any>;
 
 `
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/details/createAppFromScript.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/details/createAppFromScript.ts
index 9ef197c7b0..369ab8b16d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/details/createAppFromScript.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/details/createAppFromScript.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,18 @@ export function createAppFromScript(path: string, schema: Record<string, any> |
 											type: 'static',
 											value: ''
 										}
+									},
+									open: {
+										id: {
+											type: 'static',
+											value: ''
+										}
+									},
+									close: {
+										id: {
+											type: 'static',
+											value: ''
+										}
 									}
 								}
 							},
@@ -207,6 +219,18 @@ export function createAppFromScript(path: string, schema: Record<string, any> |
 											type: 'static',
 											value: ''
 										}
+									},
+									open: {
+										id: {
+											type: 'static',
+											value: ''
+										}
+									},
+									close: {
+										id: {
+											type: 'static',
+											value: ''
+										}
 									}
 								}
 							}
@@ -547,6 +571,18 @@ export function createAppFromFlow(path: string, schema: Record<string, any> | un
 											type: 'static',
 											value: ''
 										}
+									},
+									open: {
+										id: {
+											type: 'static',
+											value: ''
+										}
+									},
+									close: {
+										id: {
+											type: 'static',
+											value: ''
+										}
 									}
 								}
 							},
@@ -592,6 +628,18 @@ export function createAppFromFlow(path: string, schema: Record<string, any> | un
 											type: 'static',
 											value: ''
 										}
+									},
+									open: {
+										id: {
+											type: 'static',
+											value: ''
+										}
+									},
+									close: {
+										id: {
+											type: 'static',
+											value: ''
+										}
 									}
 								}
 							}