[$250] [HOLD for payment 2024-07-10] [Search v1] Description doesn't show if merchant is always empty

[luacmartins]

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Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
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Action Performed:

1. Track an expense and enter a description
2. Verify that the description doesn't show and we instead show an empty Merchant column

Expected Result:

Description should show

Actual Result:

Empty merchant column shows

Workaround:

Can the user still use Expensify without this being fixed? Have you informed them of the workaround?

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

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

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• Upwork Job URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~018090f57984a646e4
• Upwork Job ID: 1811525031241934419
• Last Price Increase: 2024-07-11

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @alexpensify

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @alexpensify (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.

[alexpensify]

@luacmartins, it looks like you are working on the PR, and @dukenv0307 is reviewing it. Let me know if we need any other updates here. Thanks!