Create Expense - Deeplinking expense creation leads to an expense with 0 amount

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Version Number: 9.0.97-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Yes
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #55384
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): N/A
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Windows 10/ Chrome, Samsung Galaxy A12/Android 13
App Component: Money Requests

Action Performed:

Precondition: On Web or mWeb, submit an expense but stop at the Confirm Details page, copy and send the URL to a chat.

1. Log in to the account with access to the URL in the conversation
2. Tap the link
3. Enter the amount and tap the next
4. In Confirm Details page, tab the back arrow until you are back to the conversation
5. Tap the link again

Expected Result:

User is directed to a new Submit Expense flow.

Actual Result:

User is directed the Confirm Details page, with 0 amount, and no field to choose participant.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug6740538_1739358077888.az_recorder_20250212_134025.1.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @sonialiap (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.