Request Money - File's type preview is missing when user uploads file to request money

[lanitochka17]

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Action Performed:

1. Navigate to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Click on FAB button to open menu
3. Select Request Money
4. Drop a .pdf/.docx and html file
5. Check the uploaded files into IOU conversation details

Expected Result:

Every file type uploaded should be displayed in IOU detailed page

Actual Result:

File's type preview is missing in IOU detail page when user uploads file to request money. User can only see .docx file

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

• Android / native
• Android / Chrome
• iOS / native
• iOS / Safari
• Windows/ Chrome
• MacOS / Desktop

Version Number: 1.3.59-0

Reproducible in staging?: Yes

Reproducible in production?: Yes

If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail:

Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation

Bug6182929_Recording__811.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team
Slack conversation:

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @slafortune (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details.

[melvin-bot]

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[luacmartins]

This is the expected behavior for now. The API seems to convert all files to PDF so the generic one shows up. Gonna close this issue.