[Due for payment 2025-04-02] Help Panel - Help panel is shown on top of the testing preferences dialog

[nlemma]

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Version Number: v9.1.16-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Unable to check
If this was caught on HybridApp, is this reproducible on New Expensify Standalone?: N/A
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #58576
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+ds@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Mac 14.5/ Chrome
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

Precondition:

• Run Onyx.set('nvp_sidePanel', {}) in console.

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Open Help Panel
3. clicking on CMD(ctrl) + D

Expected Result:

Help panel is closed and the testing preferences dialog is shown

Actual Result:

Help panel is shown on top of the testing preferences dialog

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6777161_1742492541260.Screen_Recording_2025-03-20_at_8.35.36_in_the_evening.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @stephanieelliott

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @AndrewGable (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @stephanieelliott (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]

💬 A slack conversation has been started in #expensify-open-source

[github-actions]

👋 Friendly reminder that deploy blockers are time-sensitive ⏱ issues! Check out the open `StagingDeployCash` deploy checklist to see the list of PRs included in this release, then work quickly to do one of the following:

1. Identify the pull request that introduced this issue and revert it.
2. Find someone who can quickly fix the issue.
3. Fix the issue yourself.

[nlemma]

@stephanieelliott FYI I haven't added the External label as I wasn't 100% sure about this issue. Please take a look and add the label if you agree it's a bug and can be handled by external contributors.

[brunovjk]

This issue seems to me to be a regression of our PR. Please assign me as C+. Thanks.