[Payment 2025-01-15] [$250] Category - Description hint field shows previous data after reenabling "Require description"

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Version Number: 9.0.60-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: Y
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+zm27@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• Rules are enabled.

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Go to workspace settings > Categories.
3. Click on any category.
4. Enable "Require description".
5. Click Description hint.
6. Enter anything and save it.
7. Disable "Require description".
8. Enable "Require description".
9. Note that Description hint field is empty.
10. Dismiss the RHP.
11. Click on the same category.

Expected Result:

Description hint field will remain empty.

Actual Result:

Description hint field shows the previous data after reopening category settings.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: Standalone
• Android: HybridApp
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Standalone
• iOS: HybridApp
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6662259_1731402885400.20241112_171047.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @strepanier03

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @strepanier03 (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

[melvin-bot]

@strepanier03 Eep! 4 days overdue now. Issues have feelings too...

[strepanier03]

I was able to reproduce this and have tied it to a project. Setting external now.

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