[$250] [EX-43] - Onboarding - User should be redirected to #admins after taking a test drive

[jponikarchuk]

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Version Number: v9.1.73-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: N/A - new feature, doesn't exist in prod
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Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): N/A
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Macbook pro M1 MAX, Chrome v137.0.7151.122
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

Precondition:

1. Open an incognito window
2. Navigate to ND stage
3. Sign up with a gmail account
4. In the onboarding modal - Open console > Application > Cookies
5. Set the following cookies: lc-debug = 1, lc-qa = 2
6. Refresh the page

Steps (after precondition is completed):

1. Within 'What's your work email?' page, click "Skip"
2. Click on "Manage my team expenses" > 1-10 employees > Other
3. Check mark "Take a test drive", click 'Get started'
4. Within the test drive, click 'Get started'

Expected Result:

The user should be redirected to #admins room.

Actual Result:

The user is redirected to concierge chat.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @twisterdotcom (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.

[melvin-bot]

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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[mollfpr]

Set the following cookies: lc-debug = 1, lc-qa = 2

@jponikarchuk What are these cookies for?

[mollfpr]

I don't think this is a bug that the customer will face. I'm going demote this from the blockers.