[Payment due 2026-02-20] [$250] Workspace - Workflows inconsistancy depends of creation flow

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Version Number: 9.2.62-3
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #74535
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Sign up new gmail account
2. Choose 'Track and budget expenses'
3. Skip workspace creation during onboarding
4. Complete the flow
5. Create workspace
6. Go to Workflows
7. Sign up another account
8. Choose 'Track and budget expenses'
9. Create workspace during onboarding
10. Complete the flow
11. Go to Workflows

Expected Result:

Workflows options status are equal for 1-6 and 7-11 flows

Actual Result:

Workflows options status for 1-6 flow:

• Submission frequency, Add approvals, Make or track payments: ON

Workflows options status for 7-11 flow:

• Submission frequency: ON
• Add approvals, Make or track payments: OFF

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Select the officially supported platforms where the issue was reproduced:

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

Platforms Tested:

On which of our officially supported platforms was this issue tested:

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

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Bug7012192_1763997828428.17.09.49.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @heyjennahay

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Proposal

Please re-state the problem that we are trying to solve in this issue.

Inconsistencies in starting workspace settings when making creating workspace during onboarding vs from workspaces page.

What is the root cause of that problem?

It is debatable if this is an issue or by design. However, there are some inconsistencies in how the initial settings of a workspace are being decided. Generally, while in onboarding flow, the issue is here

App/src/pages/OnboardingWorkspaceConfirmation/BaseOnboardingWorkspaceConfirmation.tsx

Line 71 in e9988a7

engagementChoice: CONST.ONBOARDING_CHOICES.TRACK_WORKSPACE,

i.e. onboardingPurposeSelected is hard coded to CONST.ONBOARDING_CHOICES.TRACK_WORKSPACE.

While when making workspaces from the workspaces page, it uses

App/src/libs/actions/App.ts

Line 523 in e9988a7

engagementChoice: CONST.ONBOARDING_CHOICES.MANAGE_TEAM,

. This is a bit strange as neither use what is actually in onyx under ONBOARDING_WORKSPACE_DETAILS_FORM key.

What changes do you think we should make in order to solve the problem?

If the goal is indeed to have the same settings in the two workflows that are listed in the issue description then the way to do it would be to also use engagementChoice: CONST.ONBOARDING_CHOICES.MANAGE_TEAM when creating workspace from the onboarding.

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

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Confirming that the settings should be per the 7-11 flow listed in reproduction steps

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