[Due for payment 2026-01-06] [$250] Expense - Category field shows "Analyzing.." in self DM when account does not have workspace

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Version Number: 9.2.87-0
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: #63745
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): sdjoisndjosijdoisnods2j@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Exploratory - Significant User Experience Deterioration
Device used: Mac 26.1 / Chrome
App Component: Money Requests

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• Account has self DM.
• Account does not have workspace.

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Go to self DM.
3. Go offline.
4. Create an expense without category.
5. Open the expense.

Expected Result:

Category field should not display "Analyzing.." because account does not have workspace.
Also, expense will not auto categorize in self DM.

Actual Result:

Category field shows "Analyzing.." in self DM expense when account does not have workspace.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @mallenexpensify

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @mallenexpensify

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[melvin-bot]

@chuckdries recently merged #63745, but they are OOO right now, so I'll auto-assign someone else.

[melvin-bot]

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