Standardize search bar threshold to STANDARD_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT

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Explanation of Change

The app had two separate constants controlling the threshold for showing search bars in lists: SEARCH_ITEM_LIMIT (15) and STANDARD_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT (12). This standardizes on a single constant (STANDARD_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT = 12) across all pages, removing the duplicate SEARCH_ITEM_LIMIT constant.

All 16 source files and 1 test file that referenced SEARCH_ITEM_LIMIT now use STANDARD_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT instead, with the comparison operator aligned to >= to match the existing pattern used by STANDARD_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT consumers.

Fixed Issues

$ #61414

Tests

For each page listed below, verify the search bar behavior with the new threshold of 12 items:

Workspace pages (require a workspace with enough data):

• Workspace Members — Create/invite members until you have 12. Verify the search bar appears at exactly 12 members. Verify it is hidden with 11 members.
• Workspace Categories — Add categories until you have 12. Verify the search bar appears at exactly 12 categories. Verify it is hidden with 11.
• Workspace Tags (both tag list and tag values view) — Add tags until you have 12. Verify the search bar appears at exactly 12 tags. Verify it is hidden with 11.
• Workspace Taxes — Add tax rates until you have 12. Verify the search bar appears at exactly 12 tax rates.
• Workspace Distance Rates — Add distance rates until you have 12. Verify the search bar appears at exactly 12 rates.
• Workspace Per Diem — Add per diem sub-rates until you have 12. Verify the search bar appears at exactly 12 sub-rates.
• Workspace Expensify Cards — With 12+ cards issued, verify the search bar appears. With fewer than 12, verify it is hidden.
• Workspace Report Fields (list values) — Add list values to a report field until you have 12. Verify the search bar appears at exactly 12 values.
• Expense Rules — Add expense rules until you have 12. Verify the search bar appears at exactly 12 rules.

Other pages:

• Workspaces List — With 12+ workspaces, verify the search bar appears on the workspaces list page. With fewer than 12, verify it is hidden.
• Add Existing Expense — With 12+ existing expenses, verify the search bar appears. With fewer than 12, verify it is hidden.
• Request Step Workspace (workspace selector when creating an expense) — With 12+ workspaces, verify the search bar appears.
• Domain Members — With 12+ domain members, verify the search bar appears.
• Domain Groups — With 12+ domain groups, verify the search bar appears.
• NetSuite Custom List Selector (Settings > Accounting > NetSuite > Import > Custom Fields > New > Custom List selector) — With 12+ NetSuite custom lists, verify the search bar appears.

Search auto-clear behavior:

• On any page with the search bar visible (12+ items), type a search query, then remove items so the count drops below 12. Verify the search input is automatically cleared.

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

N/A — this change only affects when a search bar is shown, no network behavior is modified.

QA Steps

• On a High Traffic account, navigate to each of the following pages and verify the search bar appears (all should have 12+ items): Workspace Members, Categories, Tags, Taxes, Expensify Cards, Workspaces List
• Verify the search bar correctly filters results when typing
• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

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[mkhutornyi]

@MelvinBot find and fix all occurrences where search bar not showing on 12 but from 13.

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Codecov Report

✅ Changes either increased or maintained existing code coverage, great job!

Files with missing lines	Coverage Δ
src/CONST/index.ts	92.36% <ø> (ø)
src/hooks/useSearchResults.ts	100.00% <100.00%> (ø)
src/pages/workspace/WorkspaceMembersPage.tsx	61.11% <100.00%> (ø)
src/pages/workspace/WorkspacesListPage.tsx	72.18% <100.00%> (ø)
...s/workspace/categories/WorkspaceCategoriesPage.tsx	76.60% <100.00%> (ø)
src/pages/workspace/tags/WorkspaceTagsPage.tsx	47.32% <100.00%> (ø)
src/pages/AddExistingExpense.tsx	0.00% <0.00%> (ø)
src/pages/domain/BaseDomainMembersPage.tsx	0.00% <0.00%> (ø)
src/pages/domain/Groups/DomainGroupsPage.tsx	0.00% <0.00%> (ø)
...ages/iou/request/step/BaseRequestStepWorkspace.tsx	0.00% <0.00%> (ø)
... and 8 more
... and 9 files with indirect coverage changes

[MelvinBot]

I found and fixed the one remaining occurrence where > was used instead of >= for the search bar threshold:

• NetSuiteCustomListSelectorModal.tsx:58 — changed customListData.length > CONST.STANDARD_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT to >=

This was the only place using >, which caused the search bar to appear at 13+ items instead of 12+. All other ~45 usages of STANDARD_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT already use >= (or the equivalent < for the inverse check).

[mkhutornyi]

@MelvinBot add all tests steps based on your changes

[MelvinBot]

Updated the PR body with test steps covering all 18 changed files. The tests are organized by area:

• Workspace pages (9 pages): Members, Categories, Tags, Taxes, Distance Rates, Per Diem, Expensify Cards, Report Fields, Expense Rules
• Other pages (6 pages): Workspaces List, Add Existing Expense, Request Step Workspace, Domain Members, Domain Groups, NetSuite Custom List Selector
• Hook behavior: useSearchResults auto-clear when data crosses threshold
• QA steps: High Traffic account verification

Each test verifies the search bar appears at exactly 12 items and is hidden at 11.

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[mkhutornyi]

@MelvinBot find any hardcoded numbers which are not using either SEARCH_ITEM_LIMIT or STANDARD_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT throughout the app.

[MelvinBot]

No hardcoded search bar thresholds found. Every .length comparison that controls search bar visibility in src/ already uses CONST.STANDARD_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT, and the old SEARCH_ITEM_LIMIT constant has been fully removed.

I searched for .length comparisons against hardcoded values (8, 10, 12, 13, 15) across all .ts/.tsx files in src/ — the only matches were unrelated (credit card masking in CardUtils.ts and input truncation in ImportTransactions.ts).

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I reviewed all articles under App/docs/articles/ and confirmed that no existing documentation references the search bar visibility threshold (the item count at which search bars appear in list pages). This PR's change — standardizing from SEARCH_ITEM_LIMIT (15) to STANDARD_LIST_ITEM_LIMIT (12) — is a purely internal UI behavior detail that is not covered in any help site article.

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