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Expense - Category list opens instead of pop-over when submitting to employer #103125
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Version Number: 9.5.3-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: N/A - new feature, doesn't exist in prod
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #102665
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): jsoidjndoiniodnsjojd@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Exploratory - Significant User Experience Deterioration
Device used: Mac 26.5 / Chrome
App Component: Money Requests
Action Performed:
Precondition:
- Enable anchoredFieldDropdowns
- Account has no workspace.
- Go to staging.new.expensify.com
- Go to self DM.
- Create an expense.
- Click Submit to my employer.
- Click Category.
Expected Result:
Category pop-over will open.
Actual Result:
Category list opens when submitting to employer.
Workaround:
Unknown
Platforms:
- Android: App
- Android: mWeb Chrome
- iOS: App
- iOS: mWeb Safari
- iOS: mWeb Chrome
- Windows: Chrome
- MacOS: Chrome Safari
Screenshots/Videos
Bug7278366_1791246862847.14.mp4
Applause Internal Information
Exported by: Mita Rachim
Bug ID: 7278366
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applause-bot commentedon Oct 6, 2026
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melvin-bot commentedon Oct 6, 2026
You have been assigned to this deploy blocker because you recently merged this PR: #102665
melvin-bot commentedon Oct 6, 2026
@puneetlath @ikevin127 you have been assigned to this deploy blocker because you reviewed the offending PR: #102665
github-actions commentedon Oct 6, 2026
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melvin-bot commentedon Oct 6, 2026
@DylanDylann you have been assigned to this deploy blocker because you authored the offending PR: #102665
melvin-bot commentedon Oct 6, 2026
💬 A slack conversation has been started in #expensify-open-source
MelvinBot commentedon Oct 6, 2026
Deploy Blocker Analysis
Causing PR: [CFI] Open the Category list in a container anchored to its row (high confidence)
Recommendation: demote and fix forward. No revert needed. Nothing that works in production is broken. Before this PR, the Category row always opened the full-page list, and in this flow it still does. The pop-over is behind the
anchoredFieldDropdownsbeta, and the fix is small.Root cause: For an account with no workspace, "Submit to my employer" creates a draft workspace. Its categories are stored only under
POLICY_CATEGORIES_DRAFT. The new pop-over check in CategoryField.tsx:72 reads onlyPOLICY_CATEGORIES. That setshasEnabledCategoriesto false andshouldOpenInDropdownto false (CategoryField.tsx:154-155). The tap then falls back to the full-page list.Recommended fix: In the three places the PR reads only the real key, also read
POLICY_CATEGORIES_DRAFTand usereal ?? draft. usePolicyCategoriesForConfirmation.ts:12-16 already does this.Related: Expense - Category list opens instead of pop-over after upgrading workspace has the same symptom and the same causing PR. Check it with this fix.
Investigation details
createDraftWorkspaceAndNavigateToConfirmationScreen(StartExpenseFlows.ts:381-400).createDraftWorkspacewrites the workspace and its default categories only toPOLICY_DRAFTSandPOLICY_CATEGORIES_DRAFT(Policy.ts:3170-3237).policyfalls back to the draft workspace (usePolicyForTransaction.ts:57-68).shouldNavigateToUpgradePathis false for Submit workspaces (useFooterDerivedFlags.ts:99-101).shouldSelectPolicyis false with no workspace (usePolicyForMovingExpenses.ts:114-116).hasEnabledCategoriesfails, because nothing exists underPOLICY_CATEGORIES<draftPolicyID>.The PR's test steps used only an existing workspace that already had categories, so this draft-workspace path was not covered. This analysis comes from reading the code. I did not reproduce it in the app.
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ikevin127 commentedon Oct 13, 2026
There are quite a few follow-ups to be deployed so payment not due yet.
melvin-bot commentedon Oct 19, 2026
Triggered auto assignment to @mallenexpensify (
Awaiting Payment)melvin-bot commentedon Oct 19, 2026
Payment Summary
Resolving PRs:
Fix: Category list opens instead of pop-over #103153
Reviewer: @ikevin127 owed $175 via NewDot
Reviewer: @DylanDylann owed $175 via NewDot
BugZero Checklist (@mallenexpensify)
[-][Due for payment 2026-10-20] Expense - Category list opens instead of pop-over when submitting to employer[/-][+]Expense - Category list opens instead of pop-over when submitting to employer[/+]mallenexpensify commentedon Oct 20, 2026
Please comment and tag me if/when payment is due, thx
melvin-bot commentedon Oct 20, 2026
@puneetlath @ikevin127 @DylanDylann this issue was created 2 weeks ago. Are we close to a solution? Let's make sure we're treating this as a top priority. Don't hesitate to create a thread in #expensify-open-source to align faster in real time. Thanks!