[$250] Search-When searching with "type:chat" query, user is navigated to Reports/ Expenses

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Version Number: 9.1.89-1
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: No
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: https://test-management.browserstack.com/projects/2219752/folder/13176922/test-cases/41237512
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): N/A
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Web Chrome. mWeb Safari, iOS
App Component: Search

Action Performed:

1. Sign in to ND
2. Create a chat, send a message "Hello"
3. Click the Search icon at the top right corner
4. Select to search in the current conversation, type Hello, then enter.

Expected Result:

User is navigated to the Reports/ Chats with the search results displayed

Actual Result:

User is navigated to Reports/ Expenses after searching for a message in the chat first time. The query may be applied and the result may be displayed from 2-3 attempt. Also the queries "type:invoice" and "type:expense" does not show the result for the first time

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

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Bug6907825_1754351125820.Recording__937.mp4

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