[$250] Category - App crashes when deleting a category

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Version Number: v9.3.9-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
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Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): N/A
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Regression TC Execution
Device used: Windows 11/ Chrome
App Component: Workspace Settings

Action Performed:

• Already have a workspace
• Delete a category (for example: Car or Advertising)

1. Sign in to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Navigate to a workspace settings - Create a new workspace
3. Go to New workspace - Setting
4. Navigate to Categories
5. Delete a category ( same category in precondition - Car or Advertising)

Expected Result:

Category is deleted and no longer displayed in the table

Actual Result:

App crashes when deleting a category

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @hoangzinh

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

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Triggered auto assignment to @johncschuster (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.

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