Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2025-03-20

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Release Version: 9.1.16-4
Compare Changes: production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• Show short mentions and current user mention in MarkdownTextInput with styling #54037
• Share extension Android and iOS implementation #55748
• Improve eReceipt visually in New Dot #55803
• feat: RN 77 upgrade #55861
• fix: show error for tag when create expense #57370
• Fix dates for transactions #57921
• Workspace - On completing transfer ownership flow, tapping back button redirects to blank page #57935
• Static skeleton loader for offline reports #58079
• feat: Reset non USD flow #58100
• Remove reportID param from dismissModal function #58191
• Add CTA to error messages about "email should be your default contact" #58198
• Fix - Wallet - Country search scrolls to incorrect line for some letters #58290
• Fix - Reports - MRO currency is present in the currency list in Filters #58292
• [Better Expense Reports] Add MoneyRequestReportView #58360
• Fix - QBO - Push input is not cleared when the export method is changed to an export method that has no accounts available. #58370
• Update Add-profile-photo.md #58381
• Help button spacing and alignment #58474
• fix: Better OfflineIndicator bottom safe area handling #58507
• Fixes for change policy feature #58534
• fix: Bookmark icon slides left to right when switching between inbox & settings #58541
• Workspace - Workspace is not reset after selecting a chat from other policy #58547
• Improve Side Pane behavior across various Modals and navigation actions #58576
• [No QA] Update 2fa require copy #58615
• Update 12 HelpDot files based on SDO output  #58616
• Fix saving/deleting report field closes the report RHP #58618
• [NO QA] Update redirects.csv #58643
• fix: use goBack in Expensify Card page #58648
• [NO QA] Update Enable-Global-Reimbursements.md #58651
• fix: always render the skeleton when fetching report actions #58654
• [NO QA] Update Admin-offboarding-checklist.md #58656
• fix: show numeric keyboard on company tax ID input #58658
• Unmask inputs on CloseAccountPage #58662
• Fix tax fields show for distance expense without distance tax tracking enabled #58680
• feat: add default output currency setting #58692
• [ImgBot] Optimize images #58714
• [NO QA] Update Connect-a-Business-Bank-Account.md #58724
• [NO QA] Bump submodule to keep App/Mobile-E changes aligned for native share feature #58746
• [NoQA] Fix TS #58752
• [NO QA] Improve AdHoc workflow documentation #58753
• [CP Staging] Revert "Share extension Android and iOS implementation" #58763
• [No QA] Always hyphenate Two-Factor Authentication #58815
• [CP Staging] Revert "fix: always render the skeleton when fetching report actions" #58821
• [CP Staging] Receipt - Unable to replace receipt and page stucks #58901
• [CP Staging] fix: chat jumps to top briefly each time the expense is created #58904

Internal QA:

• [HybridApp] Handle initialURL navigation in InitialURLContextProvider #58620 - @Julesssss
• Update Payment flow on clicking Pay #50640 - @cristipaval

Deploy Blockers:

• [$250] Unread line not showing properly #58771
• [$250] Report - Report view shows skeleton during each visit #58805
• [Due for payment 2025-04-25] [Better Expense Report View] Reports - Chat does not scroll down after sending message #58808
• [Better Expense Report View] Reports - LHN tab highlights Reports when expense report is opened #58810
• Reports - App does not return to initial Reports view after deleting all the expenses #58812
• [Due for payment 2025-04-10] [Better Expense Report View] iOS - Reports - Report view is blank and does not show skeleton when fetching data #58813
• [Due for payment 2025-03-31] Receipt - Unable to replace receipt and page stucks #58814
• [Due for payment 2025-04-02] Help panel - Help panel opens together with attachment view #58818
• [$250] Expense Reports - Expense category field is not positioned under Category column #58822
• Help Panel - Help panel opens when screen is changed to wide #58823
• [Due for payment 2025-04-02] Help Panel - Help panel is shown on top of the testing preferences dialog #58831
• [Due for payment 2025-04-16] [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Unable to play video attachment #58833
• [Due for payment 2025-04-08] Help Panel - Input field is not focused after closing help panel #58848
• [Due for payment 2025-04-10] [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Submit and approve system message appear in report, but not pay message #58851
• [Due for payment 2025-04-10] [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Table header remains after all the expenses are deleted #58854
• [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Merchant is still displayed in the row after merchant is removed #58855
• [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Hold violation appears and disappears when p2p expense is held #58856
• [Due for payment 2025-04-10] [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Back button is no longer functional after refreshing the page #58857
• [Due for payment 2025-03-31] Web - Expense - Chat jumps to the top briefly each time expense preview is generated #58871
• [Due for payment 2025-04-07] Mention - Mention disappears briefly in chat view after sending text with mention #58887
• [Due for payment 2025-04-07] [$250] Mention - Field preview does not show @gmail.com when field supports live mark down #58893
• [Due for payment 2025-04-07] [$125] iOS - Expense - Add receipt modal on confirmation page is smaller and does not fit the screen #58898

Deployer verifications:

• I checked the App Timing Dashboard and verified this release does not cause a noticeable performance regression.
• I checked Firebase Crashlytics for this release version and verified that this release does not introduce any new crashes. More detailed instructions on this verification can be found here.
• I checked Firebase Crashlytics for the previous release version and verified that the release did not introduce any new crashes. More detailed instructions on this verification can be found here.
• I checked GitHub Status and verified there is no reported incident with Actions.

cc @Expensify/applauseleads

[mvtglobally]

#58662 - Internal QA

[marcochavezf]

Checked off #58805

[amyevans]

Demoted #58848

[luacmartins]

Demoting

• [Due for payment 2025-04-25] [Better Expense Report View] Reports - Chat does not scroll down after sending message #58808
• [Better Expense Report View] Reports - LHN tab highlights Reports when expense report is opened #58810
• Reports - App does not return to initial Reports view after deleting all the expenses #58812
• [Due for payment 2025-04-10] [Better Expense Report View] iOS - Reports - Report view is blank and does not show skeleton when fetching data #58813
• [$250] Expense Reports - Expense category field is not positioned under Category column #58822
• [Due for payment 2025-04-16] [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Unable to play video attachment #58833
• [Due for payment 2025-04-10] [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Submit and approve system message appear in report, but not pay message #58851
• [Due for payment 2025-04-10] [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Table header remains after all the expenses are deleted #58854
• [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Merchant is still displayed in the row after merchant is removed #58855
• [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Hold violation appears and disappears when p2p expense is held #58856
• [Due for payment 2025-04-10] [Better Expense Report View] Expense Reports - Back button is no longer functional after refreshing the page #58857

[Julesssss]

We'll need to verify #58620 in prod.

[mvtglobally]

Regression is 85% complete

Blockers
#58814
#58823
#58871

[lakchote]

Demoted #5888 for this reason.

[izarutskaya]

Regression is 98% complete.

PRs:
#55748 - failing on Android and iOS app #55748 (comment)
#57370 - found issue #57370 (comment)
#58576 - failing with issues #58576 (comment)
#58654 - found issue #58654 (comment)

Blockers:
#58814
#58823
#58871
#58898

[mvtglobally]

Regression is 99% complete.

PRs:
#55861 - checking off #55861 (comment)
#57921 - Pending validation on all platforms
#57935 - Blocked on Hybrid app due to #57935 (comment). Can we check it off?

#57370 - We are blocked on some of the steps #58370 (comment)
#58534 - Repro #58516. Checking off
#58576 - PR is failing with issues #58818, #58823, #58831

#58648 - Pending validation on Desktop and Android
#58662 - Internal QA
#58901 - Checking Cp

Blockers:
#58871

[mvtglobally]

Regression is complete.

PRs:
#57921 - Pending validation on Desktop
#57935 - Blocked on Hybrid app due to #57935 (comment). Can we check it off?
#57370 - We are blocked on some of the steps #58370 (comment)
#58576 - PR is failing with issues #58818, #58823, #58831
#58648 - Pending validation on Desktop
#58662 - Internal QA
#58901 - Pending validation on Android

Blockers:
none

Critical TCs
Travel is still facing KI #58022
1:1 - Start thread. is facing #58874
Top DOWN - New user (manager) receives notification and can create new account is facing #48727

[luacmartins]

Thanks @mvtglobally. Please ping me once the remaining PR validations are done!

[mvtglobally]

@luacmartins those 2 PRs are pass on all platforms but Desktop. Any chance you can validate Desktop internally? They are quick but need transactions and card setup

[luacmartins]