Approver - Next step message for the approver is not displayed

[IuliiaHerets]

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Version Number: v9.0.39-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: https://expensify.testrail.io/index.php?/tests/view/4991111
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): [email protected]
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Create a workspace with an approver.
2. Make the approver the approver of the workspace

OD configuration

1. As the admin in OldDot - Navigate to members
2. Under "Workflow enforcement" enable "Prevent Self Approval"

NewDot - Admin Approver

1. Login as the Approver
2. Navigate to the workspace chat
3. Submit expense from the workspace
4. Click on the report that was created

Expected Result:

There is a hour glass with a comment: "Oops! Looks like you're submitting to yourself. Approving your own reports is forbidden by your policy. Please submit this report to someone else or contact your admin to change the person you submit to." and label is "Next Steps"."

Actual Result:

A message is not display to the approver that they're not allowed to submit reports to themselves if the Enable self Approval is enabled in the workspace.
Issue doesn't happen with the US tester.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: Native
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Native
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6610193_1726856944474.2024-09-20_21.26.48.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @lschurr (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.

[IuliiaHerets]

@lschurr FYI I haven't added the External label as I wasn't 100% sure about this issue. Please take a look and add the label if you agree it's a bug and can be handled by external contributors

[lschurr]

I'm heading OOO from 9/23-10/4 so I need to reassign this one.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @CortneyOfstad (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.