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Explanation of Change

Bulk expense merge now follows the same destination behavior as individual merge.

Before this update, bulk merge from Reports > Expenses could open the wrong place (for example, self-DM) after merge because the app sometimes lost the intended transaction-thread destination during the multi-step merge flow.

Now, the app determines the correct target transaction thread earlier in the merge process and carries that destination through to confirmation. That makes post-merge navigation consistent and predictable across flows, especially when merging workspace and self-DM expenses from search.

follow-up of #79766

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Flow 1:

  1. Create an expense in self DM.
  2. Create an expense in workspace chat.
  3. Go to Reports > Expenses.
  4. Select the workspace expense via the checkbox.
  5. Click the dropdown button > Merge.
  6. Select self DM expense > Continue.
  7. Select the second option in each section > Next > Merge expenses.
  8. Verify the transaction thread is open after merging expenses via the bulk option

Flow 2:

  1. Go to a workspace chat.
  2. Create an expense split.
  3. Create a manual expense.
  4. Navigate to Spend > Expenses.
  5. Select the manual expense created in Step 3 using the checkbox, then click Merge.
  6. In the merge flow, choose the Split Expense option and complete the merge.
  7. Verify that the transaction thread opens automatically after the expenses are merged using the bulk merge option.
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if (routeName !== SCREENS.RIGHT_MODAL.SEARCH_REPORT) {
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P2 Badge Treat search money request route as search origin

isSearchOriginForMerge returns false for every route except SCREENS.RIGHT_MODAL.SEARCH_REPORT, so merges initiated from SCREENS.RIGHT_MODAL.SEARCH_MONEY_REQUEST_REPORT are now classified as non-search. In that flow we lose the isOnSearch flag and fall back to the non-search post-merge navigation path, which can reopen/dismiss to the wrong destination instead of the search transaction context.

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@rojiphil, this makes sense, but I couldn't reproduce this. Are you able to reproduce this? thanks.

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This theoretically seems like a legit concern

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isSearchOriginForMerge is called in a component that only mounts under MoneyRequestHeader. However, MoneyRequestHeader shows with route.name of SearchMoneyRequestReport only for transaction thread report within SearchMoneyRequestReportPage. And SearchMoneyRequestReportPage always displays expense report and not transaction thread report. So, theoretically, the scenario looks unreachable with the current navigation.

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@rojiphil, gentle bump. thanks.

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@rojiphil, could you please take a look at this pr? thanks.

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rojiphil commented May 7, 2026

@marufsharifi Due to multiple PRs here, it's becoming a little messy here.
Can you please point out where you have responded to my previous review comments? Sorry if I missed this somewhere

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@marufsharifi Due to multiple PRs here, it's becoming a little messy here. Can you please point out where you have responded to my previous review comments? Sorry if I missed this somewhere

@rojiphil, sorry, I've added the flow in the PR author checklist. Thanks.

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@rojiphil, merged the main and resolved the conflict; it is ready for your review. thanks.

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@marufsharifi The previous PR review comments are still pending. Anyway, I have copied it here so that we do not miss.

Also, regarding the concern mentioned here, can you please share the test steps that would fail if we do not include those changes? I would ilke to explore if we can completely avoid going through all the transactions again.

Comment thread src/libs/MergeTransactionUtils.ts Outdated
- delete getTargetTransactionThreadReportIDForSearchSelection from MergeTransactionUtils
- update MergeTransactionUtilsTest to cover getTargetTransactionThreadReportIDForSelection directly
- keep behavior unchanged while simplifying the helper surface
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regarding the concern mentioned #83825 (comment), can you please share the test steps that would fail if we do not include those changes.

@rojiphil, I've updated the PR checklist regarding this.

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@rojiphil, I've addressed your comment. Could you please take another look when you get a chance? thanks.

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Thanks @marufsharifi for addressing the concern regarding getTargetTransactionThreadReportIDForSearchSelection.

Regarding the other concern, I am still not clear. I have left a comment below. Please have a look.

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mergedTransactions[key] = {
...onyxTransaction,
transactionThreadReportID: snapshotTransaction.transactionThreadReportID,
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regarding the concern mentioned #83825 (comment), can you please share the test steps that would fail if we do not include those changes.

@rojiphil, I've updated the PR checklist regarding this.

Sorry. I did not understand the statement. What I wanted is to explore is whether we can avoid going through all the transactions again. Are you saying that the test steps in PR checklist would fail if we do not include this change?

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@rojiphil, Yes, the second flow in the PR checklist will fail without this change.

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Sorry. I still seem to be missing something. I just tested flow-2 without these changes and it seemed to work. What exactly are we fixing here?

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Thanks, this helped clarify the concern.

After rechecking this flow, I’m no longer able to reproduce the stale-overlap case that this fallback loop in useAllTransactions() was intended to protect. Since I couldn’t validate the issue with a reliable repro anymore, I removed the loop and the related test coverage that was specifically asserting that behavior.

At this point, I think it’s better to avoid carrying forward a defensive merge path that we can’t currently justify with a reproducible UI scenario. If we later find a concrete repro showing that search snapshot data is still observably fresher than the overlapping Onyx transaction in this flow, we can add back a targeted fix with clearer evidence.

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@rojiphil, friendly bump. thanks.

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@rojiphil, gentle bump. thanks.

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@marufsharifi Will come back to this soon. Sorry for the delay.

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Thanks for the merge @marufsharifi . Reviewing this today

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@rojiphil, could you please check this PR? I repeatedly encounter conflicts and type failures due to recent code updates. thanks.

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Reviewing. Will share updates today

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@marufsharifi Continuing to my earlier comment, I still am unclear about the need of the change. I have a left a comment there. Please have a look. Thanks.

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Sorry. I still seem to be missing something. I just tested flow-2 without these changes and it seemed to work. What exactly are we fixing here?

89360-test-001.mp4

- stop preserving transactionThreadReportID from the search snapshot in useAllTransactions
- let overlapping Onyx transactions fully override search snapshot transactions
- keep the merge/search flow aligned with the simplified data merge behavior
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@rojiphil, gentle bump. thanks.

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@marufsharifi Changes LGTM. Just a small NAB change though. Thanks.

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@rojiphil, I've addressed your feedback. Could you please take another look when you get a chance? thanks.

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Thanks @marufsharifi for the changes.

@MonilBhavsar Changes LGTM.
Over to you. Thanks

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Commented here #89360 (comment)

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Commented here #89360 (comment)

@MonilBhavsar That appears theoretical to me but we can include SearchMoneyRequestReport as well in the condition. I think it’s safer to be defensive here to prevent future regressions.

@marufsharifi Can you please include this change as well?

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👍 Thanks for looking!

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