[Due for payment 2025-10-22] [HOLD] Track - Category field is missing in expense preview when there is violation

[jponikarchuk]

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Version Number: v9.2.27-1
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: https://test-management.browserstack.com/projects/2219752/test-runs/TR-1184/folder/13176877/41237357/940179204
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+gm1038198@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Lenovo 80ES / Windows 10 Pro
App Component: Money Requests

Action Performed:

Precondition

1. Go to OD and login with expensifail account
2. Create unreported manual expense
   Steps:
3. Login in ND with same account
4. In self dm Track distance expense and categorize it
5. Create another distance expense (map) in self dm chat
6. Select Share with my accountant> Select account
7. On Share page select New workspace> Do not add category and finish the process
8. Validate there is a Missing category error on report page
9. Open the details expense page

Expected Result:

Category field should not missing

Actual Result:

Category field is missing in expense preview

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @dylanexpensify

[melvin-bot]

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

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