[Due for payment 2026-02-23] Expense - System message doesn't show updated description when edit merchant rule

[jponikarchuk]

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Version Number: V9.3.17-7
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: N/A - new feature, doesn't exist in prod
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #81033
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): dreamnitethedragon+swe@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Exploratory - Significant User Experience Deterioration
Device used: Redminote 10S Android 13
App Component: Money Requests

Action Performed:

1. Launch app
2. Login new gmail account
3. Create a new workspace
4. Enable rules
5. Create a merchant rule for merchant Trick ( contains)
   Update to
   Merchant Even
   Category Advertising
   Description > Iou

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Reimbursable yes
6. Go to workspace chat
7. Create an expense with merchant Trick
8. Submit the expense
9. Go to merchant rule
10. Edit the rule
In description add @gh@gmail.com so description should be

Iou
@gh@gmail.com
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&
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and save

11. Go to workspace chat
12. Create a expense with merchant with Trick
13. Open the expense
14. Note the system message

Expected Result:

System message must show updated description like in expense details.

Actual Result:

System message doesn't show updated description but expense details reflects the updated description.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

1.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @trjExpensify

[melvin-bot]

@luacmartins recently merged #81033, but they are OOO right now, so I'll auto-assign someone else.

[melvin-bot]

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

[melvin-bot]

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