Send Onyx updates with the policy categories and tags when a new member is invited

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Version Number: 9.2.20-0
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 TestRail: #71319
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): nsoidjsodijoisjo11@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Mac 15.5 / Chrome
App Component: Money Requests

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• Have the active-workspace-specific fields enabled for untracked expenses
• Member does not have any workspace.
• Member has self DM.

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. [Admin] Create a workspace and add at least one tag to the workspace.
3. [Admin] Invite member to the workspace.
4. [Member] Do not open the invited workspace chat or workspace settings.
5. [Member] Go to self DM.
6. [Member] Create a manual distance expense via + > Track distance > Manual.
7. [Member] Open the transaction thread.
8. [Member] Open Tag and Rate field.

Expected Result:

When member creates a track distance expense without opening invited workspace chat/workspace settings, the transaction thread will show Category, Tag and Rate field without issue.

Actual Result:

When member creates a track distance expense without opening invited workspace chat/workspace settings,

• the transaction thread does not show Category field
• Tag page is missing tag header title.
• Rate page is not showing any rate.

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

Bug6960392_1759234956898.Screen_Recording_2025-09-30_at_20.14.37.mp4

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• Upwork Job URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021973322374918419469
• Upwork Job ID: 1973322374918419469
• Last Price Increase: 2025-10-01

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @cristipaval

[melvin-bot]

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

[melvin-bot]

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[grgia]

found testing #71319, will trial revert