[Due for payment 2025-04-08] [HIGH] Duplicate system messages appear for the same action during reimbursement approval

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Reproducible in staging?: Needs Reproduction
Reproducible in production?: Needs Reproduction
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Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @JmillsExpensify
Slack conversation (hyperlinked to channel name): expensify_bugs

Action Performed:

1. Approve a report submitted for reimbursement
2. Check the generated notifications/messages.

Expected Result:

The system should display a single message for each triggered action.

Actual Result:

Duplicate messages appear for the same action

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Which of our officially supported platforms is this issue occurring on?

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

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @ishpaul777

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @adelekennedy (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.

[MelvinBot]

This has been labelled "Needs Reproduction". Follow the steps here: https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/16989

[JmillsExpensify]

Still seeing this one daily.

[melvin-bot]

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

[melvin-bot]

@adelekennedy 6 days overdue. This is scarier than being forced to listen to Vogon poetry!

[melvin-bot]

@adelekennedy 10 days overdue. I'm getting more depressed than Marvin.

[melvin-bot]

@adelekennedy this issue was created 2 weeks ago. Are we close to a solution? Let's make sure we're treating this as a top priority. Don't hesitate to create a thread in #expensify-open-source to align faster in real time. Thanks!

[melvin-bot]

@adelekennedy 12 days overdue now... This issue's end is nigh!

[melvin-bot]

This issue has not been updated in over 14 days. @adelekennedy eroding to Weekly issue.