[Due for payment 2025-07-15] [Due for payment 2025-07-10] [$250] Expense - Workspace chat still displays GBR in LHN after changing report workspace

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Version Number: 9.1.68-3
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Unable to validate in Prod
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #63884
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): sdnoijdsoisdjos22@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Mac 15.5 / Chrome
App Component: Money Requests

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• Create a workspace with Admin, Approver and Member.

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. [Member] Submit an expense in the workspace chat.
3. [Member] Click Submit on the expense preview.
4. [Approver] Create a new workspace.
5. [Approver] Open workspace chat with member.
6. [Approver] Open the expense report.
7. [Approver] Click More > Change workspace.
8. [Approver] Select the new workspace.
9. [Approver] Open the workspace chat with member from Step 5.

Expected Result:

Member's workspace chat in LHN should not have GBR because the workspace chat is empty after changing report workspace.

Actual Result:

Member's workspace chat in LHN still displays GBR when the workspace chat is empty after changing report workspace.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @flaviadefaria (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

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Triggered auto assignment to @mollfpr (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

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[melvin-bot]

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[lakchote]

I do not think this should block deploy, it's an UI inconvenience.