[$250] Auto-pay -"Changed the approver to [User]" system message appears before auto-pay

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Version Number: 9.2.74-2 Reproducible in staging?: Y Reproducible in production?: Y If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/76302 Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Sign in to ND with a new gmail account
2. Create a workspace, enable Rules
3. Open Rules page, enable "Auto-approve compliant reports under", do not change the data (the limit is set to $100 by default)
4. Go to Workflows - Payments section, add Regions 1111 bank account
5. Open Rules page, enable "Auto-pay approved reports", do not change the data (the limit is set to $100 by default)
6. Navigate to the workspace chat, create two expenses
7. Open expense report, click Submit

Expected Result:

"Changed the approver to @[logged in user's email address]" system message does not appear before starting payment message

Actual Result:

"Changed the approver to @[logged in user's email address]" system message appears before starting payment message

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Select the officially supported platforms where the issue was reproduced:

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

Platforms Tested:

On which of our officially supported platforms was this issue tested:

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

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @mananjadhav

[melvin-bot[bot]]

Triggered auto assignment to @CortneyOfstad (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.

[mavrickdeveloper]

This looks more backend to me , backend shouldn't create a TAKE_CONTROL/REROUTE action when the approver change is implicit during auto-pay flow

For front it should filter out these actions when they occur immediately before an auto-pay action

File	Role
src/libs/ReportUtils.ts	Contains buildOptimisticChangeApproverReportAction() that creates TAKE_CONTROL/REROUTE actions
src/libs/actions/IOU.ts	Contains submitReport(), approveMoneyRequest(), and assignReportToMe() functions
src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts	Contains getChangedApproverActionMessage() that generates the "changed the approver" message
src/languages/en.ts	Contains the translation key iou.changeApprover.changedApproverMessage
Backend API (SubmitReport)	Handles the submission, auto-approve, and auto-pay flow

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[melvin-bot[bot]]

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[melvin-bot[bot]]

Triggered auto assignment to Contributor-plus team member for initial proposal review - @mananjadhav (External)

[CortneyOfstad]

@mananjadhav can you confirm the comment here?

[CortneyOfstad]

Just a heads up that am heading OoO until Dec. 17. I will address this as soon as I am back, but if something is needed in the meantime, please reach out in Slack. Thanks!

[mananjadhav]

I'll review this by tomorrow.

[CortneyOfstad]

Hey @mananjadhav — any update on the review?

[melvin-bot[bot]]

@mananjadhav Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[melvin-bot[bot]]

📣 It's been a week! Do we have any satisfactory proposals yet? Do we need to adjust the bounty for this issue? 💸

[mavrickdeveloper]

@mananjadhav if you need more context about my assessment let me know

@CortneyOfstad , Could you please invite me to slack using my registered contributor email when you have few seconds that'll be awesome , thanks

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@mavrickdeveloper please fill out the form here We've been having multiple issues with invites so please keep filling it out every week or two til you're invited. Thx

[melvin-bot[bot]]

@mananjadhav Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

[mananjadhav]

I'll take a look tomorrow.

[melvin-bot[bot]]

@mananjadhav @CortneyOfstad this issue was created 2 weeks ago. Are we close to approving a proposal? If not, what's blocking us from getting this issue assigned? Don't hesitate to create a thread in #expensify-open-source to align faster in real time. Thanks!

[melvin-bot[bot]]

@mananjadhav Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!

[melvin-bot[bot]]

📣 It's been a week! Do we have any satisfactory proposals yet? Do we need to adjust the bounty for this issue? 💸

[melvin-bot[bot]]

@mananjadhav Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

[CortneyOfstad]

@mananjadhav – any update on the comment here?

[mananjadhav]

I checked this. This needs to be fixed from the BE. @CortneyOfstad Can we assign internal label here?

[melvin-bot[bot]]

📣 It's been a week! Do we have any satisfactory proposals yet? Do we need to adjust the bounty for this issue? 💸

[mvtglobally]

Issue not reproducible during KI retests. (First week)

[melvin-bot[bot]]

@mananjadhav Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

[melvin-bot[bot]]

@mananjadhav @CortneyOfstad this issue is now 4 weeks old, please consider:

• Finding a contributor to fix the bug
• Closing the issue if BZ has been unable to add the issue to a VIP or Wave project
• If you have any questions, don't hesitate to start a discussion in #expensify-open-source

Thanks!