Staging Review finding: Link for mileage rates opens in a new tab without warning

[shiragoodman]

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Product Information

Team: Modernized Check-in Product: eCheck-in Feature: Mileage-only Travel Claim Submissions for VA Facilities that use Oracle Health EHR Software

Findings details

VA.gov Experience Standard - issue: User experiences an unexpected interaction with a component or pattern. VA.gov Experience Standard - category: Usability Launch-blocking: No Design System review: No Collab Cycle Reviewer: @erinrwhite (IA)

Description

On the "Select the appointment..." page, there is a “Check current mileage rates” link inside the blue additional info component that opens in a new tab without warning.

Link, screenshot or steps to recreate


Recommended action

Add "(opens in a new tab)" to the link text.

References

• Accessibility Defect Severity: N/A
• WCAG Success Criteria: N/A
• Modality: N/A
• Design System Component: N/A
• Design System Pattern or Template: N/A
• Design System Foundation: N/A
• Content Style Guide: N/A
• Context: N/A

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[loripusey]

Hey team! Please add your planning poker estimate with Zenhub @brianseek @wullaski

[brianseek]

@benbrasso-agile6 @cgednalske @zach-park This is merged and ready to be validated locally, on stage, or in the screenshot in the PR: https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/vets-website/pull/31776

[benbrasso-agile6]

LG. Same for this one @zach-park, should be updated in Figma file + prod file.

[brianseek]

thanks UX friends. closing

[zach-park]

LG. Same for this one @zach-park, should be updated in Figma file + prod file.

Updated the "LoROTA Travel Reimbursement" Figma file. (Prod page is needed but on hold for now until UX team decide what to do for that for production) Cc: @benbrasso-agile6 @cgednalske