Expense - Category list loads infinitely when submitting to non-existing workspace chat

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Version Number: 9.0.52-1
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N/A - new feature, doesn't exist in prod
Issue was found when executing this PR: #49412
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): [email protected]
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Go to OD.
2. Create a new Collect workspace.
3. Go to ND.
4. Go to FAB > Submit expense > Manual.
5. Enter amount > Next.
6. Select the Collect workspace chat created on OD.
7. Click Show more.
8. Click Category.

Expected Result:

Category list will load without issue.

Actual Result:

Category list loads infinitely.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: Standalone
• Android: HybridApp
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Standalone
• iOS: HybridApp
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6641913_1729593791088.category.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

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

[melvin-bot]

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[mjasikowski]

reverting

[ishpaul777]

hey @mjasikowski! This is a new feature we can work on it as a follow up fix instead of reverting. I'll look into it as PR author

cc @puneetlath

[mjasikowski]

awesome, thanks @ishpaul777

[m-natarajan]

Not reproducible

bandicam.2024-10-22.19-31-09-958.mp4