[HOLD Expensify 655830] Auto-update toggle and setWorkspaceDistanceAutoUpdate action

[neil-marcellini]

(Neil's AI agent)

Depends on all of phases 1-8:

• Expensify/Expensify#655825 (hard-coded rates in Auth)
• Expensify/Expensify#655826 (database index)
• Expensify/Expensify#655828 (SetWorkspaceDistanceAutoUpdate API)
• [Due for payment 2026-08-05] [$250] Workspace rate list display for auto-generated rates #95280 (workspace rate list display)
• Expensify/Expensify#655830 (propagation Bedrock job)
• Expensify/Expensify#655827 (chore - updating government rates)
• Expensify/Expensify#655831 (workspace currency changes)
• Expensify/Expensify#655829 (load government reference rates)

Problem

Admins have no UI to turn auto-updating government distance rates on or off, and no client action to drive the new API.

Solution

• Auto-update toggle: add a Switch to PolicyDistanceRatesSettingsPage.tsx (pattern of the tax-tracking switch) inside an OfflineWithFeedback block tied to policy?.pendingFields?.shouldAutoUpdateGovernmentDistanceRates, with descriptive country copy. Render only when the currency is supported via a new isCurrencySupportedForAutoUpdate helper.
• setWorkspaceDistanceAutoUpdate action in DistanceRate.ts: build optimistic Onyx data (toggle value + pending field; on enable, optimistic rate entries with client-generated customUnitRateIDs and an optimisticRateIDs map, plus a distance-unit correction when needed), with success/failure handlers, and call API.write(SET_WORKSPACE_DISTANCE_AUTO_UPDATE, ...). Add the write command + params type.

Repo: App (frontend).

Full details

• Google Doc: Auto-update toggle
• Google Doc: App setWorkspaceDistanceAutoUpdate action

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @thelullabyy

[melvin-bot]

This issue has not been updated in over 15 days. eroding to Monthly issue.

P.S. Is everyone reading this sure this is really a near-term priority? Be brave: if you disagree, go ahead and close it out. If someone disagrees, they'll reopen it, and if they don't: one less thing to do!

[neil-marcellini]

@Krishna2323 I think we can go ahead and start working on this, if you're available. It's still on HOLD until we finish and deploy the last backend part of the feature, but I would like to get the PRs ready early. The API already exists for you to test with. Pls DM me if you have any questions.

[Krishna2323]

Thanks for assigning! The PR should be up shortly.