Categorize - No option to add receipt, missing Category field, unable to create expense

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Version Number: 9.2.20-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #71319
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+sdjnodsijsiod@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Mac 15.5 / Chrome
App Component: Money Requests

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• Log in with Expensifail account.
• Account has self DM and no workspace.

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com

2. Go to self DM.

3. Track a manual expense without receipt.

4. Click Categorize it.

5. Click Upgrade.

6. Click Confirm.

7. Click Got it, thanks.

8. Select a category.

9. On confirm page, click Category and deselect the category.
   BUG 1: Add receipt modal is missing. Category field disappears after deselecting category.

10. Enter merchant.

11. Click Create expense.
    BUG 2: The expense cannot be submitted and it throws error in self DM.

Expected Result:

BUG 1: On confirm page, Add receipt modal will be shown. Category field will not disappear after deselecting category.
BUG 2: The expense will be submitted to the workspace chat without error.

Actual Result:

BUG 1: Add receipt modal is missing. Category field disappears after deselecting category.
BUG 2: The expense cannot be submitted and it throws error in self DM.

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

Bug6959946_1759192704830.Screen_Recording_2025-09-30_at_08.35.16.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

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

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