Fix excessive gap after Total column in expense report view

Author: Nabi Ebrahimi

src/libs/SearchUIUtils.ts

@@ -5277,8 +5277,8 @@ function getColumnsToShow({
               [CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.REIMBURSABLE]: shouldShowReimbursableColumn,
               [CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.BILLABLE]: shouldShowBillableColumn,
               [CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TOTAL_AMOUNT]: false,
-              [CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TOTAL]: true,
               [CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.COMMENTS]: shouldShowCommentsColumn,
+              [CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TOTAL]: true,
           }
         : {
               [CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.AVATAR]: true,
@@ -5340,7 +5340,12 @@ function getColumnsToShow({
             }
 
             if (shouldShowCommentsColumn && !addedColumns.has(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.COMMENTS)) {
-                result.push(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.COMMENTS);
+                const totalIndex = result.indexOf(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TOTAL);
+                if (totalIndex === -1) {
+                    result.push(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.COMMENTS);
+                } else {
+                    result.splice(totalIndex, 0, CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.COMMENTS);
+                }
             }
 
             // Don't return early — fall through to updateColumns to detect empty columns

tests/unit/Search/SearchUIUtilsTest.ts

@@ -8251,7 +8251,7 @@ describe('SearchUIUtils', () => {
             expect(columns).not.toContain(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TAG);
         });
 
-        test('Should include COMMENTS column at the end in expense report view with custom columns', () => {
+        test('Should place COMMENTS right before TOTAL in expense report view with custom columns', () => {
             const baseTransaction = searchResults.data[`transactions_${transactionID}`];
             const testTransaction = {
                 ...baseTransaction,
@@ -8260,7 +8260,7 @@ describe('SearchUIUtils', () => {
             };
 
             // Use custom columns to trigger the custom columns path
-            const visibleColumns = [CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.DATE, CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.MERCHANT, CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TOTAL_AMOUNT];
+            const visibleColumns = [CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.DATE, CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TOTAL];
             const columns = SearchUIUtils.getColumnsToShow({
                 currentAccountID: submitterAccountID,
                 data: [testTransaction],
@@ -8270,8 +8270,28 @@ describe('SearchUIUtils', () => {
             });
 
             expect(columns).toContain(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.COMMENTS);
-            // COMMENTS should be at the end
-            expect(columns.indexOf(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.COMMENTS)).toBe(columns.length - 1);
+            // TOTAL should be at the end, with COMMENTS immediately before it
+            expect(columns.indexOf(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.COMMENTS)).toBe(columns.length - 2);
+            expect(columns.indexOf(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TOTAL)).toBe(columns.length - 1);
+        });
+
+        test('Should place COMMENTS right before TOTAL in default expense report view', () => {
+            const baseTransaction = searchResults.data[`transactions_${transactionID}`];
+            const testTransaction = {
+                ...baseTransaction,
+                transactionID: 'test',
+                merchant: 'Test Merchant',
+            };
+
+            const columns = SearchUIUtils.getColumnsToShow({
+                currentAccountID: submitterAccountID,
+                data: [testTransaction],
+                isExpenseReportView: true,
+                shouldShowCommentsColumn: true,
+            });
+
+            expect(columns).toContain(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.COMMENTS);
+            expect(columns.indexOf(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.COMMENTS)).toBe(columns.indexOf(CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TOTAL) - 1);
         });
 
         test('Should not duplicate COMMENTS column when already in visible columns', () => {