[HOLD for payment 2024-08-19] [$250] Report fields - List values are not arranged in alphabetical order

[lanitochka17]

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Version Number: 9.0.14-2
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: Y
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: n/a
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Go to workspace settings > Report fields
3. Click Add field
4. Select List from Type
5. Go to List values and add a few list values

Expected Result:

The list values will be arranged in alphabetical order

Actual Result:

The list values are arranged in the order of time added

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

• Android: Native
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: Native
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @isabelastisser

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @isabelastisser (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.

[lanitochka17]

@isabelastisser 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

[lanitochka17]

We think that this bug might be related to #wave-control

[cretadn22]

Proposal

Please re-state the problem that we are trying to solve in this issue.

List values are not arranged in alphabetical order

What is the root cause of that problem?

App/src/pages/workspace/reportFields/ReportFieldsListValuesPage.tsx

Line 87 in d4104a7

const data = listValues.map<ValueListItem>((value, index) => ({

We don't add sort function for listValues

What changes do you think we should make in order to solve the problem?

Add sort function in alphabetical order

sort((a, b) => localeCompare(a, b)

The same problem also happen in report field page

We also need to add sort function

App/src/pages/workspace/reportFields/WorkspaceReportFieldsPage.tsx

Line 102 in d4104a7

data: Object.values(filteredPolicyFieldList).map((reportField) => ({

App/src/pages/workspace/reportFields/InitialListValueSelector/ReportFieldsInitialListValuePicker.tsx

Lines 20 to 34 in 3722b22

	const listValueSections = useMemo(
	() => [
	{
	data: Object.values(listValues ?? {})
	.filter((listValue, index) => !disabledOptions[index])
	.map((listValue) => ({
	keyForList: listValue,
	value: listValue,
	isSelected: value === listValue,
	text: listValue,
	})),
	},
	],
	[value, listValues, disabledOptions],
	);

And other places (we need to find out while implementing PR)

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

[FitseTLT]

Proposal

Please re-state the problem that we are trying to solve in this issue.

Report fields - List values are not arranged in alphabetical order

What is the root cause of that problem?

We haven't sorted the list based on the name here

App/src/pages/workspace/reportFields/ReportFieldsListValuesPage.tsx

Lines 82 to 96 in 3722b22

	const data = listValues.map<ValueListItem>((value, index) => ({
	value,
	index,
	text: value,
	keyForList: value,
	isSelected: selectedValues[value],
	enabled: !disabledListValues[index] ?? true,
	pendingAction: reportFieldID ? policy?.fieldList?.[ReportUtils.getReportFieldKey(reportFieldID)]?.pendingAction : null,
	rightElement: (
	<ListItemRightCaretWithLabel
	shouldShowCaret={false}
	labelText={disabledListValues[index] ? translate('workspace.common.disabled') : translate('workspace.common.enabled')}
	/>
	),
	}));

What changes do you think we should make in order to solve the problem?

We need to sort it as

const data = listValues
            .sort((a, b) => localeCompare(a.toLocaleLowerCase, b.toLocaleLowerCase()))
            .map<ValueListItem>((value, index) => ({
                value,
                index,
                text: value,
                keyForList: value,
                isSelected: selectedValues[value],
                enabled: !disabledListValues[index] ?? true,
                pendingAction: reportFieldID ? policy?.fieldList?.[ReportUtils.getReportFieldKey(reportFieldID)]?.pendingAction : null,
                rightElement: (
                    <ListItemRightCaretWithLabel
                        shouldShowCaret={false}
                        labelText={disabledListValues[index] ? translate('workspace.common.disabled') : translate('workspace.common.enabled')}
                    />
                ),
            }));

We need to apply sorting on other places we use list field like here

App/src/pages/workspace/reportFields/InitialListValueSelector/ReportFieldsInitialListValuePicker.tsx

Lines 20 to 34 in 3722b22

	const listValueSections = useMemo(
	() => [
	{
	data: Object.values(listValues ?? {})
	.filter((listValue, index) => !disabledOptions[index])
	.map((listValue) => ({
	keyForList: listValue,
	value: listValue,
	isSelected: value === listValue,
	text: listValue,
	})),
	},
	],
	[value, listValues, disabledOptions],
	);

In EditDropdownFieldpage

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

[FitseTLT]

Updated to add other places we need to apply the sorting

[cretadn22]

Update proposal to cover other similar bug

[melvin-bot]

Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~01a0087963c0b045ee

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to Contributor-plus team member for initial proposal review - @paultsimura (External)

[paultsimura]

Reviewing soon 👀

[paultsimura]

Hmm, the situation here is a bit ambiguous.

@cretadn22 was the first to post the proposal, while @FitseTLT was the first to notice that we need to add similar sorting in other places.

Both proposals look very similar (and quite simple) to me, therefore I would go with @cretadn22's proposal as it was the first one. But I also would appreciate a second opinion from the assigned engineer.

🎀👀🎀 C+ reviewed

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @flodnv, see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/7972 for more details.

[flodnv]

I'm ooo as of now and for 10 days, @paultsimura please reassign by commenting 🎀👀🎀 C+ reviewed

[paultsimura]

🎀👀🎀 C+ reviewed

[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @youssef-lr, see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/7972 for more details.

[paultsimura]

Hey @youssef-lr, could you please take a second for a final decision based on this?

[youssef-lr]

Agree with your decision @paultsimura

[melvin-bot]

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[melvin-bot]

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[paultsimura]

⬆️ False alarm from my mention.

[melvin-bot]

Reviewing label has been removed, please complete the "BugZero Checklist".

[melvin-bot]

The solution for this issue has been 🚀 deployed to production 🚀 in version 9.0.18-10 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period 📆. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:

• Add sort function in report field pages #46757

If no regressions arise, payment will be issued on 2024-08-19. 🎊

For reference, here are some details about the assignees on this issue:

• @paultsimura requires payment automatic offer (Reviewer)
• @cretadn22 requires payment automatic offer (Contributor)

[melvin-bot]

BugZero Checklist: The PR fixing this issue has been merged! The following checklist (instructions) will need to be completed before the issue can be closed:

• [@paultsimura] The PR that introduced the bug has been identified. Link to the PR:
• [@paultsimura] The offending PR has been commented on, pointing out the bug it caused and why, so the author and reviewers can learn from the mistake. Link to comment:
• [@paultsimura] A discussion in #expensify-bugs has been started about whether any other steps should be taken (e.g. updating the PR review checklist) in order to catch this type of bug sooner. Link to discussion:
• [@paultsimura] Determine if we should create a regression test for this bug.
• [@paultsimura] If we decide to create a regression test for the bug, please propose the regression test steps to ensure the same bug will not reach production again.
• [@isabelastisser] Link the GH issue for creating/updating the regression test once above steps have been agreed upon:

[paultsimura]

This was a feature request, therefore no offending PR.

Regression Test Proposal

1. Go to a workspace settings > Report fields (enable them in "More features" if needed)
2. Click "Add field"
3. Select "List" from "Type"
4. Go to "List values" and add a few values
5. Verify the list values are arranged in alphabetical order
6. Open the "Initial value" menu
7. Verify the list values are arranged in alphabetical order
8. Save the field
9. Add one more report field
10. Verify the report fields are arranged in alphabetical order
11. Create an Expense report with this workspace
12. Navigate to this report
13. Click on one of the report fields on top of the report (to select the value)
14. Verify the list values are arranged in alphabetical order

Do we agree 👍 or 👎

[isabelastisser]

@youssef-lr, do you agree with the Regression Test Proposal?

[isabelastisser]

Payment summary:

@paultsimura, $250 for C+ review. Paid in Upwork.
@cretadn22, $250 for proposal. Paid in Upwork.

[isabelastisser]

All set!