[$175] Filters - Vendor option is missing in filters

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Version Number: 9.5.10--1
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Yes
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: https://test-management.browserstack.com/projects/2219752/test-runs/78924844/folder/13176908/145045748/1865574081
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): applausetester+bm8900011@applause.expensifail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Regression TC Execution
Device used: Web, android
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

Preconditions:
User is an admin of a workspace connected to QBO with Export company card expenses set to Credit card
Workspace has at least one non-reimbursable expense with a vendor assigned and one without

Go to staging.new.expensify.com
Go to Search > Expenses
Click on Filters

Expected Result:

Vendor option should appear in filters

Actual Result:

Vendor option does not appear in filters

Workaround:

Unknown

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Applause Internal Information
Exported by: Chandana Kiran
Bug ID: 7287648

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Upwork Job URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~022110885193812397155
Upwork Job ID: 2110885193812397155
Last Price Increase: 2026-10-16

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Proposal

What is the root cause of that problem?

This is not a code regression. The Vendor filter was removed on purpose before it reached production, and the regression test case was not updated.

[Payment due @eVoloshchak] Add Vendor filter to expense Search added the filter on 2026-10-05.
[CP Staging] Revert "Add Vendor filter to expense Search" removed it on 2026-10-06 to unblock the deploy. Members could see the filter, but the picker only listed "No vendor" ([Due for payment 2026-10-13] iOS-Spend- Synced Vendors list is not updated in Filter with non-admin member).

On current main, the expense filter list has no VENDOR entry. TAG is followed directly by TAX_RATE in src/hooks/useAdvancedSearchFilters.ts:39-41. The QBO + Credit card setup is not the cause. That workspace passes the vendor feature gate in src/libs/PolicyUtils/vendor.ts:20-23, which is why the Vendor column still appears.

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

No new fix is needed on this issue. The work is already in progress:

Bring the filter back by reverting the revert, combined with the picker fix in List workspace vendors from connections in the Search Vendor filter. That PR is open but has merge conflicts. It was branched before the revert, so it also needs to re-apply the original filter PR.
When the filter is re-landed, gate it with useIsVendorColumnAvailable so the Vendor column and the Vendor filter always appear together.
Until then, hold or close this issue, and mark the regression test case as blocked on the PR in step 1.

Investigation details

CONST.SEARCH.SYNTAX_FILTER_KEYS.VENDOR still exists (src/CONST/index.ts:8326). Only violation messages use it now, not Search filters.
The search parser, the advanced filters form type and SearchQueryUtils.ts have no vendor support. VendorSelector.tsx and useLoadSearchVendorData.ts were deleted by the revert.
The revert's own QA step says "Verify there is no Vendor filter", so the current behavior is what that PR intended.
The docs PR [HOLD] [No QA] [Merge 10/7] Docs updates for E/A#101309 Add vendor search operator to search operators article is still open. It describes an operator that is not live, so it should stay on hold.

Related open issue: [$175] Spend - Unable to sort expenses by Vendor is about the Vendor column, not the filter.

Next Steps for Contributor+ team:
To accept: @MelvinBot implement [this](https://github.com/Expensify/App/issues/104176) to create a draft PR.
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Proposal

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

The "Vendor" option is missing from the filter list in Search > Expenses for workspaces with accounting connections (such as QBO) where non-reimbursable expenses have vendors assigned.

What is the root cause of that problem?

In src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts and src/pages/Search/SearchAdvancedFiltersPage.tsx, the search filter configuration defines the visible filter fields via FILTER_VIEW_MAP. The key CONST.SEARCH.SYNTAX_FILTER_KEYS.VENDOR is missing from the filter list mapping for the EXPENSES search type, preventing users from filtering expenses by vendor even when vendor data exists on transactions.

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

In src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts, include CONST.SEARCH.SYNTAX_FILTER_KEYS.VENDOR in FILTER_VIEW_MAP and ensure getFilterMenuItems returns the Vendor option when the search type is EXPENSES.
Ensure the Vendor filter navigates to the vendor selection page (ROUTES.SEARCH_ADVANCED_FILTERS_VENDOR.getRoute()) and serializes to the vendor: search query parameter.

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

Relying solely on free-text search in the search bar, which does not provide structured vendor autocompletion or exact matching.

Tests

Log in as an admin of a workspace connected to QBO with non-reimbursable expenses.
Navigate to Search > Expenses.
Click "Filters".
Verify "Vendor" appears in the filter list options.
Select a vendor and verify the search results are filtered correctly by vendor:"...".

@suneox

@suneox this issue was created 2 weeks ago. Are we close to approving a proposal? If not, what's blocking us from getting this issue assigned? Don't hesitate to create a thread in #expensify-open-source to align faster in real time. Thanks!

The Vendor filter is back on production in v9.5.24-8 via #104351

so @Expensify/applause we can re-verify then close this issue.

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

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MelvinBot commented on Oct 16, 2026

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jloa-dev commented on Oct 19, 2026

Proposal

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

What is the root cause of that problem?

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

What alternative solutions did you explore? (Optional)

Tests

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