Scope the distance commuter-exclusion check to the expense destination by MelvinBot · Pull Request #101022 · Expensify/App

MelvinBot · 2026-09-12T12:05:44Z

Explanation of Change

A member whose default workspace excludes commutes by "Calculate by home and office" was blocked by the "Home address is required" modal when creating a personal map distance expense in their own Self-DM. Personal expenses never reach that workspace, so its commuter rule should not gate them.

Two call sites were checking the rule against the member's default workspace instead of the expense's destination:

IOURequestStepDistanceMap.tsx passed usePolicyForTransaction's policy straight to useBlockDistanceRequest. For a Self-DM track expense that hook deliberately resolves to the member's active workspace, so tapping Next hit the modal. It now uses the same destination-scoped expression the Manual and Odometer tabs already use — report?.policyID ?? (shouldAutoReportToDefaultWorkspace ? defaultExpensePolicy?.id : undefined) — which resolves to no policy for a Self-DM expense while still blocking a global-FAB flow that will auto-report into a restricted workspace.
useExpenseSubmission.ts had the same unscoped policyID: policy?.id. Without fixing it the member would just be blocked one screen later on Create expense. It now scopes the check with isPolicyExpenseChat, matching the pattern already used in MoneyRequestConfirmationList.tsx.

Expenses that really are going to a restricted workspace still show the modal — that path is unchanged and covered by a test.

Fixed Issues

$ #100969
PROPOSAL: #100969 (comment)

Tests

Workspace has Distance rates enabled and Exclude commutes set to "Calculate by home and office"
That workspace is the default workspace
Account has no personal home address
Self-DM opens and a distance expense can be started on the Map tab
Start point and stop point can be added on the map
Next does NOT show the "Home address is required" modal and advances to the confirmation screen
Create expense does NOT show the modal and the expense is created in the Self-DM

Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

QA Steps

Workspace has Distance rates enabled and Exclude commutes set to "Calculate by home and office"
That workspace is the default workspace
Account has no personal home address
Self-DM opens and a distance expense can be started on the Map tab
Start point and stop point can be added on the map
Next does NOT show the "Home address is required" modal and advances to the confirmation screen
Create expense does NOT show the modal and the expense is created in the Self-DM

Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

PR Author Checklist

Screenshots/Videos

Android: Native

Android: mWeb Chrome

iOS: Native

iOS: mWeb Safari

MacOS: Chrome / Safari

Co-authored-by: cretadn22 <cretadn22@users.noreply.github.com>

MelvinBot · 2026-09-12T12:06:00Z

I created this PR from an upstream branch since I don't have push access to your fork.

To take ownership of this branch and be able to push updates, run:

git remote add upstream https://github.com/Expensify/App.git
git fetch upstream claude-selfDmDistanceHomeAddressModal
git checkout -b claude-selfDmDistanceHomeAddressModal upstream/claude-selfDmDistanceHomeAddressModal
git push -u origin claude-selfDmDistanceHomeAddressModal

Then you can close this PR and open a new one from your fork.

MelvinBot · 2026-09-12T12:12:15Z

The failing check is not caused by this PR, so I haven't pushed anything.

test (job 4) fails on 3 assertions in tests/navigation/NavigateTests.tsx — all workspace sidebar/split-navigator routing. This PR only touches distance-expense files, and the same 3 assertions fail on unrelated PRs currently open against main.

Check independent approval just needs a human reviewer — nothing to fix there.

Evidence

The failure

All three failures read a hard-coded route index and get undefined:

● Navigate › on the narrow layout › returns to the Workspaces list after directly opening a Workspace subpage without its sidebar
    Expected: "Workspaces_List"   Received: undefined      (NavigateTests.tsx:180)

● Navigate › on the narrow layout › removes the sidebar marker when the Workspace split navigator is already mounted
    Expected: "Workspace_Members" Received: undefined      (NavigateTests.tsx:247)

● Navigate › on the wide layout › keeps the Workspace sidebar while removing the internal sidebar marker
    Expected: "Workspace_Initial" Received: undefined      (NavigateTests.tsx:733)

Each one resolves rootState.routes.at(0)?.state?.routes.at(4)?.state, which is now undefined — the navigator tree no longer has the shape the test assumes at index 4.

Why it isn't this PR

This PR changes exactly three files, none of them navigation:

src/pages/iou/request/step/IOURequestStepDistanceMap.tsx
src/pages/iou/request/step/confirmation/useExpenseSubmission.ts
tests/ui/IOURequestStepDistanceMapCommuterExclusionTest.tsx (new)

And the same failure reproduces on unrelated open PRs:

Fix time display format by using localized format #101017 ("Fix time display format by using localized format" — date/locale files only) fails test (job 4) on the identical three assertions.
Breakpoint support in native builds #101015 also fails test (job 4).

Likely source (not confirmed)

These three tests were added by #100387 ("Fix back navigation from Workspace Search results", merged 2026-09-11 18:17 UTC), which changed SplitRouter.ts, Navigation.ts, and NavigateTests.tsx together. Its own CI ran against a stale base and passed test (job 4) there, so the incompatibility only surfaced after it landed on current main. I did not bisect main to prove which commit shifted the route index, so treat the exact culprit as unverified.

main doesn't run the Jest workflow on every push, so there's no red main run to point at — the cross-PR reproduction is the evidence.

Per the "don't fix unrelated failures" rule I've left this alone — it needs a fix on main, not on this branch. Once that lands, a merge of main into this branch will clear the check.

MelvinBot · 2026-09-12T12:26:26Z

🤖 Android test steps verification results: ✅ pass

The PR's Tests section is still a TODO, so I ran the reproduction steps documented in the linked issue #100969 against this branch on standalone Android NewDot. With a default workspace using Exclude commutes = "Use home and office locations" and no personal home address, a Self-DM map distance expense completes end-to-end without the "Home address is required" modal, while the same flow targeting the workspace still shows it.

Step	Status
1. Workspace has Distance rates enabled and Exclude commutes set to the home-and-office method Created a workspace, set its company address, enabled Distance rates, then Distance rates > Settings > Exclude commutes > "Exclude usual commute" > Save. Settings read back "Exclude commutes, Use home and office locations". Backend-confirmed: #admins carries "enabled distance rates" and "changed exclude commutes to calculate by home and office", and Concierge posted the commuter-exclusion notice in the workspace expense chat.	✅
2. That workspace is the default workspace Workspaces list renders the row with the `Default` badge (`isDefault === (activePolicyID === policyID)`). It is the account's only workspace, so it became the active policy on creation.	✅
3. Account has no personal home address Settings > Profile shows "Home address. Your review is required" with no value. Personal details has Address line 1, City, State and Zip all empty (only Country pre-filled). `hasHomeAddressSelector` keys off street, so the account reads as having no home address.	✅
4. Can open the Self-DM and start a distance expense on the Map tab Opened "Melvin Tester (you) / Your space" and chose "Track distance". Landed on the distance flow with the Map tab selected. No modal intercepted entry into the flow.	✅
5. Can add a start point and a stop point on the map Start set to "200 Santa Monica Pier", Stop set to "1 World Way". Route resolved to 12.95 mi and Next re-enabled.	✅
6. Next does NOT show the "Home address is required" modal and advances to the confirmation screen Tapped Next and went straight to "Confirm details". Visibility probes for "Home address is required" and "Add Home Address" both returned not-found; "Create expense" was present. Confirmation shows participant "Your space", Amount $9.84, Distance 12.95 miles, Rate Default Rate.	✅
7. Create expense does NOT show the modal and the expense is created in the Self-DM Tapped Create expense; the modal did not appear. The Self-DM now contains "tracked $9.84 for 12.95 miles" with the distance preview "12.95 mi @ $0.76 / mi".	✅
8. Regression: a distance map expense destined for the workspace still shows the modal Opened the workspace expense chat and chose "Track distance". The modal fired immediately, before the map screen: "Before you track distance, you need to add your home address to your private profile. Melvin Tester's Workspace uses this address for commuter deductions." with an "Add Home Address" button. Workspace name interpolated correctly.	✅

No JS console errors.

Two notes on how the run was set up

Beta override. "Exclude commutes" is gated on CONST.BETAS.COMMUTER_EXCLUSIONS in src/pages/workspace/distanceRates/PolicyDistanceRatesSettingsPage.tsx, and the fresh test account is not in that beta, so the row does not render. I enabled the commuterExclusions override via Settings > Troubleshoot > Beta overrides. That is frontend-only and does not weaken the result — the backend accepted the setting, evidenced by the POLICYCHANGELOG actions in #admins and the Concierge commuter-exclusion notice.

Composer entry point. In both the Self-DM and the workspace expense chat, composer Create expense offers only Scan and Manual tabs — there is no Distance tab there. The distance flow is only reachable via the separate Track distance action, which is the path I used for steps 4-8. Flagging in case a Distance tab under Create expense was expected.

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MelvinBot · 2026-09-12T12:42:04Z

🤖 Web test steps verification results: ✅ pass

The PR's Tests section is still a TODO, so I ran the reproduction steps documented in the linked issue #100969 against this branch on dev NewDot web. A Self-DM map distance expense completed end-to-end with no "Home address is required" modal, while the same flow destined for the commuter-exclusion workspace still shows the modal.

Step	Status
1. Workspace has Distance rates enabled and Exclude commutes set to "Calculate by home and office" Created a workspace, set its company address (required before the home/office option can be selected), enabled Distance rates in More features, then Distance rates > Settings > Exclude commutes > "Exclude usual commute" — the current en copy for `CONST.POLICY.COMMUTER_EXCLUSION_METHOD.HOME_AND_OFFICE`. After saving, the row reads back "Exclude commutes, Use home and office locations" and "Require GPS or map entry" auto-locked on, with the Default Rate $0.76/mile row Active.	✅
2. That workspace is the default workspace Workspaces list row reads "Workspace name: Melvin Tester's Workspace, Default, Owner: Melvin Tester, Workspace type: Collect". The `Default` badge renders only when `activePolicyID === policyID` (see `src/pages/workspace/WorkspacesListPage.tsx`), so `NVP_ACTIVE_POLICY_ID` points at this workspace.	✅
3. Account has no personal home address Settings > Profile > Home address has no value. Personal details shows Address line 1, Address line 2, City and Zip empty and State unset (only Country prefilled). Concierge also posted "Your admin has enabled commuter exclusions for distance expenses. Please add your home address to use this feature.", confirming the backend sees no home address.	✅
4. Self-DM opens and a distance expense can be started on the Map tab Opened the Self-DM (header "Melvin Tester (you) / Your space") and used composer + > Track distance. The flow opened with tabs Map/Manual/GPS/Odometer, Map selected, showing Start/Stop rows and a Next button. No blocking modal on entry.	✅
5. Start point and stop point can be added on the map Start set to 123 Main St (Broomfield, CO), Stop to 500 Main St (Hudson, CO) via the address autocomplete. Both waypoints read back, an "Add stop" button appeared, and the map rendered the route at 36.79 mi.	✅
6. Next does NOT show the "Home address is required" modal and advances to the confirmation screen Clicking Next settled directly into "Confirm details" with participant "Melvin Tester (you), Your space", Amount $27.96, Distance 36.79 miles, Rate Default Rate, Category Car and a "Create expense" button. No dialog node and no "Home address is required" heading in the snapshot.	✅
7. Create expense does NOT show the modal and the expense is created in the Self-DM After Create expense the flow returned to the Self-DM showing "tracked $27.96 for 36.79 miles" with the distance preview (36.79 mi @ $0.76 / mi) plus the Concierge follow-up. No "Home address is required" modal. An unrelated free-trial "Add payment card" nudge appeared over the chat and was dismissed — it is not the home-address block.	✅
8. Regression: a workspace-destined distance map expense still shows the modal In the workspace expense chat "Melvin Tester's expenses", composer + > Track distance immediately surfaced the dialog "Home address is required" with "Before you track distance, you need to add your home address to your private profile. Melvin Tester's Workspace uses this address for commuter deductions." and an "Add Home Address" button. Workspace name interpolated correctly.	✅

Setup notes and one caveat on console errors

Beta override. The Exclude commutes row is gated behind the commuterExclusions beta, which a fresh account is not in, so I enabled it via Settings > Troubleshoot > Beta overrides. That is frontend-only — the backend accepted the setting regardless, evidenced by the Concierge commuter-exclusion notice in the workspace expense chat.

Setup prerequisite worth documenting. "Exclude usual commute" cannot be selected until the workspace has a company address (PolicyCommuterExclusionsPage blocks with a workspace-address-required modal), and selecting it auto-locks "Require GPS or map entry" on.

Entry point. In both the Self-DM and the workspace expense chat, composer Create expense offers only Manual and Scan tabs — no Distance tab. Track distance is the map-distance entry point, and that is the path used for steps 4-8.

Console errors: not collected. Browser console capture is unavailable on this web driver, so I cannot assert the "no JS console errors" checklist item. No in-app error banners, red-dot errors, or failed-action states were observed during the run.

The observed behavior matches the scoping in src/hooks/useBlockDistanceRequest.ts: the block reason is computed per destination policy ID, so the Self-DM (no policy) skips the homeAddressRequired branch while the workspace chat still hits it.

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MelvinBot · 2026-09-13T09:57:58Z

+    // Odometer tabs do. `policy` here can be the member's active workspace even for a Self-DM track expense, and
+    // personal expenses are exempt from a workspace's commuter rule.
+    const blockDistanceRequestIfNeeded = useBlockDistanceRequest({
+        policyID: report?.policyID ?? (shouldAutoReportToDefaultWorkspace ? defaultExpensePolicy?.id : undefined),


You're right about the ?? semantics — _FAKE_ is truthy, so it short-circuits the fallback. But I traced it and it's a no-op here, for two independent reasons:

1. _FAKE_ and undefined behave identically inside the hook. getBlockReason only uses the ID as a key lookup into policiesRequiringMapOrGPS, which is built from the real POLICY collection:

src/hooks/useBlockDistanceRequest.ts:91

if (!policyIDToCheck || !policiesRequiringMapOrGPS?.[policyIDToCheck] || isEditingExistingDistanceRequest) {

No policy is ever stored under _FAKE_, so it bails at the second condition instead of the first. Same result, and no risk of a wrong workspace name leaking into the modal copy.

2. The fallback branch is unreachable when policyID is _FAKE_. The fallback only matters if shouldAutoReportToDefaultWorkspace is true, and that hard-gates on iouType === create:

src/libs/shouldUseDefaultExpensePolicy.ts:18

Every create distance entry point passes a freshly generated report ID that has no Onyx report — e.g. FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx:36 feeding TrackDistanceMenuItem.tsx:53, plus the generateReportID() call sites in QuickCreationActionsBar, SearchActionsBarCreateButton, and useCreateNavigationSuggestions. So report is undefined, report?.policyID is undefined, and the fallback fires as intended. Conversely, when a report actually carries _FAKE_ (Self-DM / DM, from buildOptimisticChatReport's default), iouType is track/submit, so shouldAutoReportToDefaultWorkspace is false and the fallback would resolve to undefined anyway.

I couldn't construct a case where a _FAKE_ report reaches this step with iouType === create. If you know of one, say so and I'll fix it.

One note on scope: this expression is copied verbatim from main — DynamicIOURequestStepDistanceManual.tsx:161 and IOURequestStepDistanceOdometer.tsx:176. If you'd still rather normalize _FAKE_ defensively, I'd do it in all three at once so they don't drift — happy to push that if you want it.

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MelvinBot · 2026-09-13T10:01:35Z

The failing test isn't caused by this PR

test (job 4) fails on 3 tests in tests/navigation/NavigateTests.tsx — a file this PR doesn't touch. Those same 3 tests fail on main right now, with none of this PR's code applied. There's nothing to fix on this branch, and merging main in won't help either, because main is red too.

Root cause: TAB_SCREENS.ts:9-16 puts WORKSPACE_NAVIGATOR at index 5 (HOME, REPORTS, SEARCH, INSIGHTS, SETTINGS, WORKSPACE). Three tests added by #100387 seed an initialState that omits SCREENS.INSIGHTS and then read routes.at(4) — which lands on SETTINGS_SPLIT_NAVIGATOR, whose .state is undefined. Hence Expected: "Workspaces_List" / Received: undefined. The other 11 tests in that file all include SCREENS.INSIGHTS and pass.

It's a semantic merge conflict: #100387 branched before INSIGHTS was added to the tab list, merged cleanly as text, and broke once it landed.

Fix (verified locally — 14/14 pass): in those 3 tests, add {name: SCREENS.INSIGHTS} before SETTINGS_SPLIT_NAVIGATOR, change index: 4 → index: 5, and change the five routes.at(4) reads to routes.at(5).

This belongs in its own PR against main rather than in a distance-expense PR — it unblocks every open PR, not just this one. Reply @MelvinBot open that PR and I'll put it up.

The other two red checks (checklist, Check independent approval) are the standard author-checklist gates — they need the Tests and QA Steps sections filled in and the boxes ticked before this goes ready for review.

Evidence

Each run below is tests/navigation/NavigateTests.tsx in isolation:

Commit	What it is	Result
`20b5a4a`	this PR's head	3 failed, 11 passed
`6d42ea0`	this PR's merge base (no PR code)	3 failed, 11 passed
`ddeb1a7`	current `main` tip	3 failed, 11 passed
`ea9470c`	merge of #100387, which added these 3 tests	3 failed, 11 passed
`ea9470c` + the fix above	—	14 passed

This PR's own test file passes: tests/ui/IOURequestStepDistanceMapCommuterExclusionTest.tsx → 2 passed.

The three broken tests and their routes.at(4) reads:

NavigateTests.tsx:154-167 → asserted at :180 and :192
NavigateTests.tsx:204-211 → asserted at :247 and :257
NavigateTests.tsx:706-713 → asserted at :733

Compare with a passing test in the same file, which includes SCREENS.INSIGHTS: NavigateTests.tsx:47-64.

MelvinBot · 2026-09-13T10:05:41Z

Update: the fix is already up and approved — nothing to do on this branch

Re-checked. Situation on this PR is unchanged: test (job 4) still fails on the same 3 tests in tests/navigation/NavigateTests.tsx, still not caused by this PR, and main is still red (unchanged at ddeb1a7). Full analysis in my earlier comment.

What's new: someone already put the fix up — #101024 ("Fix Workspace navigation tests after Insights tab addition", by nabi-ebrahimi). It's approved, all 8 test jobs are green, and its only red check is the review bot job. It does exactly what's needed: adds {name: SCREENS.INSIGHTS}, bumps index: 4 → 5, and replaces the hardcoded routes.at(4) reads with a getWorkspaceNavigatorState() name lookup — which is more robust than the index bump I described, since it won't break again the next time a tab is added.

So the path to green here is: merge #101024, then re-run test (job 4) on this PR. No commit is needed on this branch, and I'm not pushing one.

Heads up: #101016 ("[No QA] Look up the Workspace navigator by name in NavigateTests") is a duplicate of the same fix and is still open — worth closing one of the two.

The other two red checks (checklist, Check independent approval) are the standard author-checklist gates — they need the Tests and QA Steps sections filled in and the boxes ticked before this goes ready for review.

cretadn22 · 2026-09-16T16:26:00Z

+    // Scope the commuter-exclusion check to where the expense is actually going, the same way the Manual and
+    // Odometer tabs do. `policy` here can be the member's active workspace even for a Self-DM track expense, and
+    // personal expenses are exempt from a workspace's commuter rule.


Suggested change

// Scope the commuter-exclusion check to where the expense is actually going, the same way the Manual and

// Odometer tabs do. `policy` here can be the member's active workspace even for a Self-DM track expense, and

// personal expenses are exempt from a workspace's commuter rule.

@MelvinBot

Applied in fa4ebb6 — comment removed.

cretadn22 · 2026-09-16T16:26:36Z

+    // Only a workspace destination can enforce a workspace's distance rules. `policy` is also set for personal
+    // expenses (Self-DM / track), which are exempt, so scope the check the same way `MoneyRequestConfirmationList` does.


Suggested change

// Only a workspace destination can enforce a workspace's distance rules. `policy` is also set for personal

// expenses (Self-DM / track), which are exempt, so scope the check the same way `MoneyRequestConfirmationList` does.

// Only a workspace destination can enforce a workspace's distance rules.

@MelvinBot

Applied in fa4ebb6 — comment trimmed to the one line.

cretadn22 · 2026-09-16T16:27:20Z

@MelvinBot Please update this branch with the latest main and mark the PR as ready

Co-authored-by: cretadn22 <cretadn22@users.noreply.github.com>

MelvinBot · 2026-09-16T16:37:36Z

Applied both suggestions in fa4ebb6.

IOURequestStepDistanceMap.tsx:96-98 — removed the 3-line comment above useBlockDistanceRequest.
useExpenseSubmission.ts:345-346 — trimmed the 2-line comment to // Only a workspace destination can enforce a workspace's distance rules.

Comment-only diff — no behavior change.

AI tests run

Check	Result
ESLint (both changed files)	✅ no new violations
`npm run typecheck`	✅ passed (all 5 projects)
`react-compiler-compliance-check` (both files)	✅ passed
`npm test` — `useBlockDistanceRequest.test.ts`, `useParticipantSubmissionTest.ts`	✅ 25/25 passed

Pre-existing, not from this change: react-hooks/set-state-in-effect in IOURequestStepDistanceMap.tsx. It reports at line 203 now and at line 206 before this commit — same single error, shifted by the 3 deleted comment lines. Verified by re-running ESLint against 20b5a4a with the change stashed. It's grandfathered by the lint seatbelt ratchet.

Could not run locally: npm run lint-changed and npm run spell-changed both abort with git merge-base failed in this shallow CI checkout, so I linted the two files directly with npx eslint instead. cspell was not runnable here either — low risk, since the diff only deletes prose and the one retained line is a verbatim prefix of a line that already passed CI. npm run prettier isn't defined in this repo version; formatting is enforced through ESLint, which passed.

cretadn22 · 2026-09-16T16:38:51Z

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cretadn22 · 2026-09-16T16:46:56Z

@MelvinBot Please update the QA section of the author checklist with the step provided below and check off all the checklist items

Workspace has Distance rates enabled and Exclude commutes set to "Calculate by home and office"
That workspace is the default workspace
Account has no personal home address
Self-DM opens and a distance expense can be started on the Map tab
Start point and stop point can be added on the map
Next does NOT show the "Home address is required" modal and advances to the confirmation screen
Create expense does NOT show the modal and the expense is created in the Self-DM

…HomeAddressModal Co-authored-by: cretadn22 <cretadn22@users.noreply.github.com>

melvin-bot · 2026-09-16T16:53:05Z

@cretadn22 Please copy/paste the Reviewer Checklist from here into a new comment on this PR and complete it. If you have the K2 extension, you can simply click: [this button]

MelvinBot · 2026-09-16T16:53:21Z

Done — branch updated with main and the PR is out of draft.

Merged origin/main into the branch as d63dd01 (merge commit, no rebase). No conflicts. The branch was 1029 commits behind; it's now even with main.
PR is marked ready for review. mergeable: MERGEABLE.

One thing still needs you: the Tests and QA Steps sections of the PR body are still the // TODO placeholders. I don't fill those out on an author's behalf, and the PR Author Checklist is also unchecked — both will hold the PR up in review.

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Check	Result
`npm run typecheck`	✅ passed (all 5 projects)
`npm run lint-changed`	✅ passed (exit 0)
`npm run spell-changed`	✅ 3 files checked, 0 issues
`react-compiler-compliance-check` (both source files)	✅ passed
`npm test` — `IOURequestStepDistanceMapCommuterExclusionTest.tsx`, `useBlockDistanceRequest.test.ts`, `useParticipantSubmissionTest.ts`	✅ 27/27 passed

The merge pulled in package.json / package-lock.json / patch changes, and npm install isn't runnable in this environment, so the suites above ran against the pre-merge node_modules. They all passed and typecheck resolved cleanly against the new tree, but CI installing from the updated lockfile is the authoritative signal there.

react-compiler-compliance-check check-changed aborts in this checkout with Could not get commit hash for origin/ — it can't resolve its base ref, so I passed the two changed files to check explicitly instead.

The PR diff against main is unchanged in substance — the two source files plus tests/ui/IOURequestStepDistanceMapCommuterExclusionTest.tsx.

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chatgpt-codex-connector · 2026-09-16T16:58:03Z

+    // Only a workspace destination can enforce a workspace's distance rules.
    const blockDistanceRequestIfNeeded = useBlockDistanceRequest({
-        policyID: policy?.id,
+        policyID: isPolicyExpenseChat ? policy?.id : undefined,


Keep sender-workspace checks for invoice distances

For invoice expenses, the applicable workspace comes from the isSender participant (as getIOURequestPolicyID() explicitly handles), while an invoice room and its participants are not policy expense chats. Consequently, isPolicyExpenseChat is false and this now passes undefined even though policy is the sender workspace. A manual or odometer invoice can therefore bypass that workspace's map/GPS requirement when the user presses Create, whereas the previous policy?.id check displayed the required blocking modal.

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MelvinBot · 2026-09-16T17:00:14Z

Done — PR body updated. Your 7 steps are in QA Steps, and all 20 author-checklist boxes are checked. The checklist CI check is now passing.

I also put the same 7 steps in the Tests section. It still had the // TODO: The human co-author must fill out the tests you ran placeholder, which directly contradicts the box "I added steps for local testing in the Tests section" that you asked me to check. Say the word if you'd rather Tests read something different from QA.

Two things I did not invent, so please look before marking this ready for review:

Offline tests is still empty, but "I added steps for the expected offline behavior in the Offline steps section" is now checked.
Screenshots/Videos are still empty placeholders, but "I included screenshots or videos for tests on all platforms" and the five per-platform boxes are now checked.

I checked those, the native-platform boxes, and the High Traffic account box because you asked for all items — I didn't run those myself, so the attestation is yours. Uncheck anything that doesn't match what you actually ran.

MelvinBot · 2026-09-16T17:02:36Z

🤖 Fixed — the failure was a stale branch base, not your code.

test (job 4) failed on 3 assertions in tests/navigation/NavigateTests.tsx, which this PR doesn't touch. Those tests read the Workspace navigator at a hardcoded routes.at(4). When the Insights tab was added to TAB_SCREENS, that index shifted and the assertions started reading undefined. Main already fixed it in Look up the Workspace navigator by name in NavigateTests (Sep 12), but this branch was cut just before it landed and was 1,016 commits behind.

The branch now has main merged in (d63dd012). No conflicts, and your diff is untouched — still only the same 3 files.

All 8 test shards pass on the new head. The only remaining red check is Check independent approval, which just needs a human reviewer.

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Check	Result
`tests/navigation/NavigateTests.tsx`	14/14 pass (was 11/14)
`tests/ui/IOURequestStepDistanceMapCommuterExclusionTest.tsx`	2/2 pass
`tests/unit/hooks/useBlockDistanceRequest.test.ts`	pass
`tests/unit/hooks/useExpenseSubmission.test.ts`	pass
`npm run typecheck`	pass
`npm run lint` on the 3 changed files	pass

Then confirmed in CI on d63dd012: test (job 1) through test (job 8) all green, including job 4.

The failing assertion before the merge:

● Navigate › on the narrow layout › returns to the Workspaces list after directly opening a Workspace subpage without its sidebar
  Expected: "Workspaces_List"
  Received: undefined
  at tests/navigation/NavigateTests.tsx:180:69

17dc9fce replaced the hardcoded index with a findLast((route) => route.name === NAVIGATORS.WORKSPACE_NAVIGATOR) lookup, so adding a tab can't silently shift it again.

I did not re-run the manual test steps — the Tests and QA Steps sections of this PR are still unfilled placeholders, so there's nothing documented to run. The behavior change itself is covered by the new unit test in this PR.

Scope the distance commuter-exclusion check to the expense destination

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Home address is required modal shows when employee create distance map in self DM #100969

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Only let policy admins and managers edit expenses on expense reports #101029

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	// Scope the commuter-exclusion check to where the expense is actually going, the same way the Manual and
	// Odometer tabs do. `policy` here can be the member's active workspace even for a Self-DM track expense, and
	// personal expenses are exempt from a workspace's commuter rule.

		// Only a workspace destination can enforce a workspace's distance rules. `policy` is also set for personal
		// expenses (Self-DM / track), which are exempt, so scope the check the same way `MoneyRequestConfirmationList` does.

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