[HOLD for payment 2023-10-24] [$500] Email not found in new workspace after adding as member, splitting bill, deleting old workspace.

[m-natarajan]

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Action Performed:

1. Create new account > Settings > Create workspace > Members > Add members (copy email for step 4)
2. Go to Announcement > Plus sign > Split bill > Add numbers > Split bill
3. Go to Workspace > Three dots > Delete workspace
4. Go back to Settings > Create workspace > Members > Add members > Paste copied email into workspace

   Expected Result:

   Email should be found when searching for it in the newly created workspace.

   Actual Result:

   Email cannot be found when searching for it in the newly created workspace.

Workaround:

unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

• [x] Android / native
• [x] Android / Chrome
• [x] iOS / native
• [x] iOS / Safari
• [x] MacOS / Chrome / Safari
• [x] MacOS / Desktop

Version Number: 1.3.73-9 Reproducible in staging?: y Reproducible in production?: y If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856 Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/38435837/d6ecb509-bec2-44b5-b3cb-e8a91d427f01

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/38435837/980d760e-07e7-42d0-a911-54c150d97fda

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/38435837/fc18cb1c-5d83-4fbc-b0ff-2c816a6fa95a

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/38435837/76e6e1e9-6b12-44dc-80aa-03d726f010ce

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/38435837/d7dc3254-3e11-444a-975b-44b3b0ec3ea2

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/38435837/01ab802f-eb83-4312-9618-6ce4fa31892d

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/38435837/1bfcba0d-a011-4daa-af77-84dfac706dc7

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL: Issue reported by: @tewodrosGirmaA Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C049HHMV9SM/p1696584062077569

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Current Issue Owner: @peterdbarkerUK

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @peterdbarkerUK

[c3024]

Proposal

Please re-state the problem that we are trying to solve in this issue.

Cannot invite a member X to a workspace B if X was added to a workspace A, then split a bill with X and then the workspace A is deleted.

What is the root cause of that problem?

When we create a split request this here https://github.com/Expensify/App/blob/a6d2f3e3564c19f32caba3837a81adc837f6c752/src/libs/actions/IOU.js#L1060-L1065 checks if there is one to one chat report and if does not exists it sets shouldCreateOptimisticPersonalDetails to true even though a personal detail exists and this here https://github.com/Expensify/App/blob/5dc3c25aa776aef3cedc45e6638734c9ee85a2f2/src/libs/actions/IOU.js#L1122 sets isOptimisticPersonalDetail to true and subsequently through buildOnyxDataForMoneyRequest, the personal detail is set with field isOptimisticPersonalDetail to true. This here

https://github.com/Expensify/App/blob/5dc3c25aa776aef3cedc45e6638734c9ee85a2f2/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js#L1262

does not show this optimistic personal detail and also no option is created because it already exists in personal details.

What changes do you think we should make in order to solve the problem?

We need to check if the accountID already exists in the personal details and if it does we should not change shouldCreateOptimisticPersonalDetails to true. So we can subscribe to personal details in IOU and add this

const personalDetailExists = _.has(allPersonalDetails, accountID)

here https://github.com/Expensify/App/blob/5dc3c25aa776aef3cedc45e6638734c9ee85a2f2/src/libs/actions/IOU.js#L1051 and change these https://github.com/Expensify/App/blob/5dc3c25aa776aef3cedc45e6638734c9ee85a2f2/src/libs/actions/IOU.js#L1059 https://github.com/Expensify/App/blob/5dc3c25aa776aef3cedc45e6638734c9ee85a2f2/src/libs/actions/IOU.js#L1063 to

shouldCreateOptimisticPersonalDetails = !existingSplitChatReport && !personalDetailExists;

shouldCreateOptimisticPersonalDetails = isNewOneOnOneChatReport && !personalDetailExists;

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

We might consider changing the logic here https://github.com/Expensify/App/blob/5dc3c25aa776aef3cedc45e6638734c9ee85a2f2/src/libs/actions/IOU.js#L1061 to include the accountID of current user when we get report by participants or have a function to check if there is a chat with this participant instead of checking if a report has all participants like the existing getChatbyParticipants

Result

https://github.com/Expensify/App/assets/102477862/e6f20504-604e-4449-b918-33dc4e7e551f

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

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

[hoangzinh]

Reviewing proposal. Btw @m-natarajan could you help to add "Bug" label to this issue in order to have a BZ member assigned to this issue? Thanks

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Triggered auto assignment to @peterdbarkerUK (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

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[hoangzinh]

@c3024 Thanks for your proposal. It looks good to me. Your proposal pointed out a correct RCA and the solution makes sense. We should only create an optimisticPersonalDetails during split bill if it does not exist.

Thus, I think we go with @c3024's proposal here https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/29024#issuecomment-1751175182

🎀👀🎀 C+ reviewed

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Triggered auto assignment to @Gonals, see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/7972 for more details.

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[hoangzinh]

I think it's more fair for Contributors if this issue is considered for the speed bonus because the 1st round approval is within a half day. @c3024 and I quickly made & tested the PR as soon as possible.

[peterdbarkerUK]

Agreed, speed bonus should be included here.

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The solution for this issue has been :rocket: deployed to production :rocket: in version 1.3.85-4 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period :calendar:. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:

• https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/29279

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@hoangzinh please complete the above checklist and I'll process your payment too!

[hoangzinh]

BugZero Checklist:

• [x] The PR that introduced the bug has been identified. Link to the PR: https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/22401
• [x] The offending PR has been commented on, pointing out the bug it caused and why, so the author and reviewers can learn from the mistake. Link to comment: https://github.com/Expensify/App/pull/22401/files#r1370510758
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• [x] If we decide to create a regression test for the bug, please propose the regression test steps to ensure the same bug will not reach production again. https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/29024#issuecomment-1777626112

[hoangzinh]

Regression Test Proposal

1. Create a workspace X
2. Invite a user A to workspace X
3. Go to #announce room of workspace X
4. Split a bill in this room with the user A
5. Delete the workspace X
6. Create another workspace Y
7. Go to the Invite page of workspace Y
8. Verify that user A is shown in the options below the search input.

Do we agree 👍 or 👎

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@hoangzinh, @peterdbarkerUK, @Gonals, @c3024 Huh... This is 4 days overdue. Who can take care of this?

[peterdbarkerUK]

Thanks @hoangzinh - I noticed you skipped the PR Review Checklist discussion step. Could you help me understand if and when that step is required? (I've asked this internally too)

[hoangzinh]

Yeah, because I think it's not a straightforward bug. It's hard to catch kind of this bug from the beginning.

[peterdbarkerUK]

Thanks @hoangzinh - I'm new to BZ and still learning how to handle the judgment call elements of instructions. And, candidly, trying to identify steps we can remove as unnecessary.

On that note of me not being very good yet:

seems to me this is an edge case we don't need to test for in TestRail. I should have done this step earlier and saved you some bureaucracy. Would you agree?

[hoangzinh]

No worry @peterdbarkerUK.

seems to me this is an edge case we don't need to test for in TestRail

I feel it's not an edge case. In a workspace, we split the bill to some users, then we delete this workspace and create a new workspace, we would like to add previous users to this new workspace. I'm 50:50 on it.

what do you think? @c3024 @Gonals do you agree this issue is an edge case? Thanks

[c3024]

"Deleting workspace A" is not a required step.

I think this is not an edge case bug.

As long as we split bill with a user (whose personal details are already returned from backend) with whom we don't have a one-to-one chat already, we will face this bug. And this user option does not appear in any option list because this is turned into an optimistic detail.

While this might not be a frequent flow, this flow can happen sometimes and this bug is a bit more than an edge case bug in my opinion.

[peterdbarkerUK]

Yeah, I'd agree with that. In which case should the regression test be:

1. Create a workspace X
2. Invite a new user A to workspace X
3. Go to #announce room of workspace X
4. Split a bill in this room with the user A
5. Create another workspace Y
6. Go to the Invite page of workspace Y
7. Verify that user A is shown in the options below the search input.

[peterdbarkerUK]

TR update proposed, thanks everyone!

[hoangzinh]

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[peterdbarkerUK]

Ugh, I lost that in the regression test uncertainty. I'm sorry. Payment sent!

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