Fix: show all categories in Search filter when workspace filter is cleared

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Explanation of Change

The Search advanced-filters Category filter showed an empty list after the user selected a workspace and then deselected it.

Deselecting the last workspace stores policyID as an empty array [] (not undefined). getAllPolicyValues (in src/libs/SearchQueryUtils.ts) only takes its "return all policies" fallback when !policyID.value, but an empty array is truthy, so it fell through to policyID.value.map(...) — and [].map(...) returns [], producing an empty category list.

This mirrors the guard the sibling Tag filter already has. In CategorySelector.tsx we now pass policyID?.value?.length ? policyID : undefined into getAllPolicyValues, so an empty-array policyID is treated as "no workspace selected" and the helper falls back to returning categories from all workspaces.

Fixed Issues

$ #97456
PROPOSAL: #97456 (comment)

Tests

1. Use an account that belongs to multiple workspaces with categories (at least one category unique to a non-default workspace).
2. Open Search → Filters.
3. Open the Workspace filter, select a single workspace, and apply.
4. Open the Category filter and verify it shows only that workspace's categories.
5. Go back to the Workspace filter and deselect the workspace (so no workspace is selected).
6. Open the Category filter again.
7. Verify the Category filter shows all categories (from all workspaces), not an empty list.

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

Same as Tests.

QA Steps

Same as Tests.

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

PR Author Checklist

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Screenshots/Videos

Android: Native

Android: mWeb Chrome

iOS: Native

iOS: mWeb Safari

MacOS: Chrome / Safari

Automated verification on dev NewDot web (MelvinBot). Category filter scoped to a selected workspace shows only that workspace's categories; after clearing the workspace filter it shows the union of all workspaces' categories (not empty).

Workspace selected (scoped)	Workspace cleared (full list)	Workspace cleared (both workspaces' categories)

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### Explanation of Change

The Search advanced-filters **Category** filter showed an empty list after the user selected a workspace and then deselected it.

Deselecting the last workspace stores `policyID` as an empty array `[]` (not `undefined`). `getAllPolicyValues` (in `src/libs/SearchQueryUtils.ts`) only takes its "return all policies" fallback when `!policyID.value`, but an empty array is truthy, so it fell through to `policyID.value.map(...)` — and `[].map(...)` returns `[]`, producing an empty category list.

This mirrors the guard the sibling **Tag** filter already has. In `CategorySelector.tsx` we now pass `policyID?.value?.length ? policyID : undefined` into `getAllPolicyValues`, so an empty-array `policyID` is treated as "no workspace selected" and the helper falls back to returning categories from all workspaces.

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1. Use an account that belongs to multiple workspaces with categories (at least one category unique to a non-default workspace).
2. Open Search → Filters.
3. Open the Workspace filter, select a single workspace, and apply.
4. Open the Category filter and verify it shows only that workspace's categories.
5. Go back to the Workspace filter and deselect the workspace (so no workspace is selected).
6. Open the Category filter again.
7. Verify the Category filter shows **all** categories (from all workspaces), not an empty list.

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_Automated verification on dev NewDot web (MelvinBot). Category filter scoped to a selected workspace shows only that workspace's categories; after clearing the workspace filter it shows the union of all workspaces' categories (not empty)._

| Workspace selected (scoped) | Workspace cleared (full list) | Workspace cleared (both workspaces' categories) |
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| <img src="https://melvinbot-assets.exops.io/24-category-search-ws1-76f40642-abfc-47c8-926f-11bd97951a33.png" alt="Category filter scoped to selected workspace (only MelvinOnlyCategoryA)" width="340"> | <img src="https://melvinbot-assets.exops.io/27-category-page-cleared-ee6ab1a2-cbee-4954-be51-f3843f32e0fe.png" alt="Category filter after clearing workspace, full default list (not empty)" width="340"> | <img src="https://melvinbot-assets.exops.io/28-category-search-cleared-c518e89a-bdf2-4328-8135-3302f979316a.png" alt="Category filter after clearing workspace, showing categories from both workspaces" width="340"> |

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🤖 I reviewed this PR against the help site files under App/docs/articles and no help site changes are required.

Why: This is a one-line internal bug fix in src/components/Search/FilterComponents/CategorySelector.tsx. It restores the intended behavior of the Search Category filter — showing all workspaces' categories when no workspace is selected, instead of an empty list. It introduces no new feature, setting, label, tab, or workflow, and it changes no documented behavior. The help articles on Search filtering (e.g. Use-Search-Operators-to-Filter-and-Analyze.md) describe how to filter conceptually and already reflect the correct, post-fix behavior — nothing documents the buggy empty-list edge case that was fixed.

Since no changes are needed, I did not open a draft help site PR. @parasharrajat, if you believe a specific article should be updated, let me know which one and I'll draft the change.

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platform	result
🕸 web 🕸	success ✅
🤖 android 🤖	success ✅
🍎 iOS 🍎	success ✅

Bundle Size Analysis (Sentry):

• Android