Deploy Checklist: New Expensify 2024-10-18

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Release Version: 9.0.51-4
Compare Changes: production...staging

This release contains changes from the following pull requests:

• Search suffix tree implementation #48652
• LHN - RBR appears on the wrong workspace chat for an error occurring on another workspace #49202
• [HybridApp] Allow classic experience users to use NewDot travel page #49602
• [NoQA] [3rd Party Feeds] Workspace feeds clean up #49928
• fix: categories subtitle shows undefined settings when there is sync error #49972
• Use transaction distanceUnit to prevent retroactive changes #50001
• fix: resolve dupe button on one-expense report #50133
• Add the Download option to the report details screen #50137
• Move the logic of excluding contacts of DMs already included in reports to filterOptions #50426
• [QBD] Handle the syncing for QBD #50500
• fix: add allow location access modal via QAB #50543
• Fix the Spanish translation for "set amount" #50600
• [QBD] [Export] Export company cards page #50677
• Display Chronos offline time tracking nicely #50679
• fix import dropdown #50726
• [No QA] Feat: Adding Direct Card Feed: Selecting stripe feed #50733
• fix: Clear exit survey data #50765
• [No QA] [Direct Feeds] Broken connection violation #50793
• fix: Incorrect tag name on the confirmation page #50807
• Fix Scanning expense can be approved as 0.00 amount and can not be edited #50817
• fix: chat with only task is hidden from lhn #50844
• [NOQA] fix reassure test suit errors #50869
• Fix chat doesn't scroll to bottom when send message after edited a money request #50874
• Fix bottom part of the search list are hidden #50876
• Extend perf analytics metadata #50881
• [QBD] Restrict QBD to Control plans #50890
• [NO QA]: Update existing custom feed flow #50891
• Search router polish  #50921
• remove tooltip #50925
• [Self-guided tours v1] Add self-guided tours in Search Page Empty State #50931
• Hide the search router button when the report of a search result is opened in RHP #50964
• Fix when emoji picker is opened, right-clicking on message opens and closes context menu #50974
• fix: The Smartlimit description is always cut off #50975
• fix: User remains in first step of Onboarding #50979
• feat: Add a mechanism that allows DEVs to connect nonUSD accounts #50992
• [QBD] [Import] Items page #51043
• Update en.ts #51058
• [NO QA] Update Connect-To-NetSuite.md #51097
• Revert "[HybridApp] Allow classic experience users to use NewDot travel page" #51155
• [CP Staging] Bring back fix: [P2P Distance] Split - Participants amount displayed 0.00 briefly on confirmation screen. #51156
• [CP Staging] Update useOnyx() calls to have initWithStoredValues: false #51207

Deploy Blockers:

• [$250] Composer - Emoji picker does not open when opening context menu and clicking emoji picker #51114
• [HOLD for payment 2024-10-30] [HOLD for payment 2024-10-29] Onboarding - Onboarding does not show up when creating new account for the second time #51115
• Hybrid app - Android - Launch - App crashed every time when it is closed and relaunched #51116
• Search - Search does not return results when searching for users using custom display name #51119
• [HOLD for payment 2024-10-30] [HOLD for payment 2024-10-29] Hybrid Android - App is stuck at Book travel page after opening Trips from OD and then Try ND #51121
• Search-Search result shows fallback avatar and email instead of custom avatar and display name #51123
• Hybrid app - Android - Chat - Keyboard overlaps composer in new created chat in Hybrid Android app #51125
• Android - Chat - App crashes after creating different chats back to back #51131
• [$250] Search - "is not a valid email address" when starting a DM with phone user via Search #51137
• [$250] Hybrid Android - Emoji picker for status page overlap with save button #51138
• Hybrid iOS - App crashes when tapping app back button on Book travel page #51139
• Hybrid - Book travel page shows Not here page when it is opened for the first time #51140
• Review duplicates - Review duplicates button does not disappear after the expense is paid #51141
• Submit expense - Enable camera permission popup is not displayed #51142
• Search - Search does not returns group when entering group members #51175

Deployer verifications:

• I checked the App Timing Dashboard and verified this release does not cause a noticeable performance regression.
• I checked Firebase Crashlytics and verified that this release does not introduce any new crashes. More detailed instructions on this verification can be found here.
• I checked GitHub Status and verified there is no reported incident with Actions.

cc @Expensify/applauseleads

[OSBotify]

🚀 All staging deploys are complete, @Expensify/applauseleads please begin QA on version https://github.com/Expensify/App/releases/tag/9.0.51-1 🚀

[mvtglobally]

Regression is at 75% completed

Blockers
#51114
#51115
#51116
#51119
#51121
#51123
#51131

[mvtglobally]

Regression is at 90% completed

Blockers
#51114
#51115
#51116
#51119
#51121
#51123
#51131
#51137
#51138
#51139
#51140
#51141
#51142

PRs
#48652 is failing with #51123
& #51119
#50137 is failing with KI #50889. Checking off
#50844 is failing with #50478
Multiple PRs pending validation son all platforms

[mvtglobally]

Regression is at 96% completed

Blockers
#51115
#51116
#51121
#51123
#51131
#51137
#51138
#51139
#51140
#51141
#51142
#51175

PRs
#48652 is failing with #51123
& #51119
#50844 is failing with #50478
Multiple PRs pending validations on all platforms

[jasperhuangg]

Demoted #51137

[yuwenmemon]

Demoted #51138

[yuwenmemon]

Checking off #48652 as it was reverted.

[yuwenmemon]

Checking off
#51116
#51121
#51131

From: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C9YU7BX5M/p1729557218232369?thread_ts=1729554748.866629&cid=C9YU7BX5M

[kavimuru]

Regression is completed
unchecked PRs:

#48652 is failing with #51123
& #51119
#50137 is failing with KI #50889. Checking off
#50844 is failing with #50478

#49972 - We have web connector issue and not able to verify in Desktop but it is a pass in web

[mvtglobally]

#49602 will be reverted. It ok to check off?
#49928 (comment) can you QA internally?
#50001 can you help us validate on Desktop? Rest platforms pass
#50543 is failing with kI. #51124 Checking off
#50844 is failing with #50478. Checking off
Checking #51207

[yuwenmemon]

#49602 will be reverted. It ok to check off?

Yes, it was reverted - checking it off.

[yuwenmemon]

Checking off #49928 based on https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C07J32337/p1729570333641159?thread_ts=1729570265.902349&cid=C07J32337

[yuwenmemon]

#50001 can you help us validate on Desktop? Rest platforms pass

Done. Checking off!

[yuwenmemon]