[Due for payment 2025-03-21] [$250] Help panel - Help panel animates strangely when workspace switcher is closed

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Version Number: 9.1.9-1
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Unable to check
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: N/A
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: Exp
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): [email protected]
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Mac 15.3 / Chrome
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• Run Onyx.set('nvp_sidePaneExpanded', {}) in console.

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Open workspace switcher.
3. Click Help icon.
4. Click on the empty area.

Expected Result:

Help panel will not animate strangely when workspace switcher is closed.

Actual Result:

Help panel animates strangely when workspace switcher is closed.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: Standalone
• Android: HybridApp
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Standalone
• iOS: HybridApp
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6761370_1741138568923.20250305_093356.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @garrettmknight

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

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

[blazejkustra]

Do we even need to show the help icon / be able to trigger it from the workspace switcher?

The help pane might already be open when clicking on the workspace switcher, so that's only part of the puzzle 😅

[dannymcclain]

We're also planning on removing the workspace switcher as part of an upcoming project... @Expensify/design what are you all thinkin' here?

[shawnborton]

Yeah, I totally agree that we don't need to show this on the workspace switcher. And especially because we're planning to deprecate that soon anyways. So I think I would just remove it from here for the time being?

[dannymcclain]

That's my thinking as well.

[dubielzyk-expensify]

Yeah, I also don't think we need to show it in the workspace switcher 👍

[289Adam289]

Hi I am Adam from SWM I am helping @blazejkustra with Help Panel issues and I'd like work on this issue.

[brunovjk]

I reviewed the PR that caused this regression. Please assign me here as a C+. Thanks!

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Reviewing label has been removed, please complete the "BugZero Checklist".

[melvin-bot]

The solution for this issue has been 🚀 deployed to production 🚀 in version 9.1.12-7 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period 📆. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:

• Fix Workspace Switcher and Get Assistance Button issues  #58000

If no regressions arise, payment will be issued on 2025-03-21. 🎊

For reference, here are some details about the assignees on this issue:

• @blazejkustra does not require payment (Contractor)
• @brunovjk requires payment (Needs manual offer from BZ)

[garrettmknight]

This was caused by a regression so payment for @brunovjk will be handled on the original issue: #56988

[brunovjk]

I can't reproduce this anymore after implementing this PR. Tested on 27 Mar v9.1.20-2 Develop. We can close, payment and BZ checklist will be handled here. Thanks!