lib/controller/expense/add_expense_controller.dart

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import 'package:geocoding/geocoding.dart';
 import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';
 import 'package:intl/intl.dart';
 import 'package:mime/mime.dart';
+import 'package:marco/model/employee_model.dart';
 
 import 'package:marco/controller/expense/expense_screen_controller.dart';
 import 'package:marco/helpers/services/api_service.dart';
 import 'package:marco/helpers/services/app_logger.dart';
 import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_snackbar.dart';
 
-import 'package:marco/model/employee_model.dart';
 import 'package:marco/model/expense/expense_type_model.dart';
 import 'package:marco/model/expense/payment_types_model.dart';
 
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class AddExpenseController extends GetxController {
   final paymentModes = <PaymentModeModel>[].obs;
   final allEmployees = <EmployeeModel>[].obs;
   final existingAttachments = <Map<String, dynamic>>[].obs;
+  final employeeSearchController = TextEditingController();
+  final isSearchingEmployees = false.obs;
+  final employeeSearchResults = <EmployeeModel>[].obs;
 
   // Editing
   String? editingExpenseId;
@@ -61,7 +64,10 @@ class AddExpenseController extends GetxController {
     super.onInit();
     fetchMasterData();
     fetchGlobalProjects();
-    fetchAllEmployees();
+
+    employeeSearchController.addListener(() {
+      searchEmployees(employeeSearchController.text);
+    });
   }
 
   @override
@@ -77,12 +83,44 @@ class AddExpenseController extends GetxController {
     super.onClose();
   }
 
+  Future<void> searchEmployees(String searchQuery) async {
+    if (searchQuery.trim().isEmpty) {
+      employeeSearchResults.clear();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    isSearchingEmployees.value = true;
+    try {
+      final results = await ApiService.searchEmployeesBasic(
+        searchString: searchQuery.trim(),
+      );
+
+      if (results != null) {
+        employeeSearchResults.assignAll(
+          results.map((e) => EmployeeModel.fromJson(e)),
+        );
+      } else {
+        employeeSearchResults.clear();
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      logSafe("Error searching employees: $e", level: LogLevel.error);
+      employeeSearchResults.clear();
+    } finally {
+      isSearchingEmployees.value = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   // ---------- Form Population for Edit ----------
-  void populateFieldsForEdit(Map<String, dynamic> data) {
+  Future<void> populateFieldsForEdit(Map<String, dynamic> data) async {
     isEditMode.value = true;
     editingExpenseId = data['id'];
 
-    // Basic fields
+    // --- Fetch all Paid By variables up front ---
+    final paidById = (data['paidById'] ?? '').toString();
+    final paidByFirstName = (data['paidByFirstName'] ?? '').toString().trim();
+    final paidByLastName = (data['paidByLastName'] ?? '').toString().trim();
+
+    // --- Standard Fields ---
     selectedProject.value = data['projectName'] ?? '';
     amountController.text = data['amount']?.toString() ?? '';
     supplierController.text = data['supplerName'] ?? '';
@@ -90,7 +128,7 @@ class AddExpenseController extends GetxController {
     transactionIdController.text = data['transactionId'] ?? '';
     locationController.text = data['location'] ?? '';
 
-    // Transaction Date
+    // --- Transaction Date ---
     if (data['transactionDate'] != null) {
       try {
         final parsedDate = DateTime.parse(data['transactionDate']);
@@ -107,31 +145,29 @@ class AddExpenseController extends GetxController {
       transactionDateController.clear();
     }
 
-    // No of Persons
+    // --- No of Persons ---
     noOfPersonsController.text = (data['noOfPersons'] ?? 0).toString();
 
-    // Select Expense Type and Payment Mode by matching IDs
+    // --- Dropdown selections ---
     selectedExpenseType.value =
         expenseTypes.firstWhereOrNull((e) => e.id == data['expensesTypeId']);
     selectedPaymentMode.value =
         paymentModes.firstWhereOrNull((e) => e.id == data['paymentModeId']);
 
-    // Select Paid By employee matching id (case insensitive, trimmed)
+    // --- Paid By select ---
-    final paidById = data['paidById']?.toString().trim().toLowerCase() ?? '';
+    // 1. By ID
-    selectedPaidBy.value = allEmployees
+// --- Paid By select ---
-        .firstWhereOrNull((e) => e.id.trim().toLowerCase() == paidById);
+    selectedPaidBy.value =
+        allEmployees.firstWhereOrNull((e) => e.id.trim() == paidById.trim());
 
-    if (selectedPaidBy.value == null && paidById.isNotEmpty) {
+    if (selectedPaidBy.value == null) {
-      logSafe('⚠️ Could not match paidById: "$paidById"',
+      final fullName = '$paidByFirstName $paidByLastName';
-          level: LogLevel.warning);
+      await searchEmployees(fullName);
-      for (var emp in allEmployees) {
+      selectedPaidBy.value = employeeSearchResults
-        logSafe(
+          .firstWhereOrNull((e) => e.id.trim() == paidById.trim());
-            'Employee ID: "${emp.id.trim().toLowerCase()}", Name: "${emp.name}"',
-            level: LogLevel.warning);
-      }
     }
 
-    // Populate existing attachments if present
+    // --- Existing Attachments ---
     existingAttachments.clear();
     if (data['attachments'] != null && data['attachments'] is List) {
       existingAttachments
@@ -184,7 +220,6 @@ class AddExpenseController extends GetxController {
     await Future.wait([
       fetchMasterData(),
       fetchGlobalProjects(),
-      fetchAllEmployees(),
     ]);
   }
 
@@ -451,18 +486,4 @@ class AddExpenseController extends GetxController {
       logSafe("Error fetching projects: $e", level: LogLevel.error);
     }
   }
-
-  Future<void> fetchAllEmployees() async {
-    isLoading.value = true;
-    try {
-      final response = await ApiService.getAllEmployees();
-      if (response != null) {
-        allEmployees.assignAll(response.map((e) => EmployeeModel.fromJson(e)));
-      }
-    } catch (e) {
-      logSafe("Error fetching employees: $e", level: LogLevel.error);
-    } finally {
-      isLoading.value = false;
-    }
-  }
 }

lib/controller/expense/expense_screen_controller.dart

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import 'package:marco/model/expense/expense_type_model.dart';
 import 'package:marco/model/expense/expense_status_model.dart';
 import 'package:marco/model/employee_model.dart';
 import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_snackbar.dart';
-
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 class ExpenseController extends GetxController {
   final RxList<ExpenseModel> expenses = <ExpenseModel>[].obs;
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class ExpenseController extends GetxController {
       <EmployeeModel>[].obs;
   final RxString selectedDateType = 'Transaction Date'.obs;
   
+  final employeeSearchController = TextEditingController();
+  final isSearchingEmployees = false.obs;
+  final employeeSearchResults = <EmployeeModel>[].obs;
+
   final List<String> dateTypes = [
     'Transaction Date',
     'Created At',
@@ -46,6 +50,9 @@ class ExpenseController extends GetxController {
     super.onInit();
     loadInitialMasterData();
     fetchAllEmployees();
+    employeeSearchController.addListener(() {
+      searchEmployees(employeeSearchController.text);
+    });
   }
 
   bool get isFilterApplied {
@@ -94,6 +101,33 @@ class ExpenseController extends GetxController {
     }
   }
 
+  Future<void> searchEmployees(String searchQuery) async {
+    if (searchQuery.trim().isEmpty) {
+      employeeSearchResults.clear();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    isSearchingEmployees.value = true;
+    try {
+      final results = await ApiService.searchEmployeesBasic(
+        searchString: searchQuery.trim(),
+      );
+
+      if (results != null) {
+        employeeSearchResults.assignAll(
+          results.map((e) => EmployeeModel.fromJson(e)),
+        );
+      } else {
+        employeeSearchResults.clear();
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      logSafe("Error searching employees: $e", level: LogLevel.error);
+      employeeSearchResults.clear();
+    } finally {
+      isSearchingEmployees.value = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   /// Fetch expenses using filters
   Future<void> fetchExpenses({
     List<String>? projectIds,
@@ -188,8 +222,9 @@ class ExpenseController extends GetxController {
 
       final expenseStatusData = await ApiService.getMasterExpenseStatus();
       if (expenseStatusData is List) {
-      expenseStatuses.value =
+        expenseStatuses.value = expenseStatusData
-          expenseStatusData.map((e) => ExpenseStatusModel.fromJson(e)).toList();
+            .map((e) => ExpenseStatusModel.fromJson(e))
+            .toList();
       }
     } catch (e) {
       showAppSnackbar(
@@ -198,7 +233,7 @@ class ExpenseController extends GetxController {
         type: SnackbarType.error,
       );
     }
-}
+  }
 
   /// Fetch global projects
   Future<void> fetchGlobalProjects() async {

lib/helpers/services/api_endpoints.dart

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class ApiEndpoints {
   // Employee Screen API Endpoints
   static const String getAllEmployeesByProject = "/employee/list";
   static const String getAllEmployees = "/employee/list";
+  static const String getEmployeesWithoutPermission = "/employee/basic";
   static const String getRoles = "/roles/jobrole";
   static const String createEmployee = "/employee/manage-mobile";
   static const String getEmployeeInfo = "/employee/profile/get";

lib/helpers/services/api_service.dart

@@ -1151,6 +1151,31 @@ class ApiService {
   }
 
   // === Employee APIs ===
+  /// Search employees by first name and last name only (not middle name)
+  /// Returns a list of up to 10 employee records matching the search string.
+  static Future<List<dynamic>?> searchEmployeesBasic({
+    String? searchString,
+  }) async {
+    // Remove ArgumentError check because searchString is optional now
+
+    final queryParams = <String, String>{};
+
+    // Add searchString to query parameters only if it's not null or empty
+    if (searchString != null && searchString.isNotEmpty) {
+      queryParams['searchString'] = searchString;
+    }
+
+    final response = await _getRequest(
+      ApiEndpoints.getEmployeesWithoutPermission,
+      queryParams: queryParams,
+    );
+
+    if (response != null) {
+      return _parseResponse(response, label: 'Search Employees Basic');
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
 
   static Future<List<dynamic>?> getAllEmployeesByProject(
       String projectId) async {

lib/model/employees/employee_with_id_name_model.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+class EmployeeModelWithIdName {
+  final String id;
+  final String firstName;
+  final String lastName;
+  final String name;
+
+  EmployeeModelWithIdName({
+    required this.id,
+    required this.firstName,
+    required this.lastName,
+    required this.name,
+  });
+
+  factory EmployeeModelWithIdName.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+    return EmployeeModelWithIdName(
+      id: json['id']?.toString() ?? '',
+      firstName: json['firstName'] ?? '',
+      lastName: json['lastName'] ?? '',
+      name: '${json['firstName'] ?? ''} ${json['lastName'] ?? ''}'.trim(),
+    );
+  }
+
+  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
+    return {
+      'id': id,
+      'firstName': name.split(' ').first,
+      'lastName': name.split(' ').length > 1 ? name.split(' ').last : '',
+    };
+  }
+}

lib/model/expense/add_expense_bottom_sheet.dart

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:get/get.dart';
 import 'package:marco/controller/expense/add_expense_controller.dart';
 import 'package:marco/model/expense/expense_type_model.dart';
 import 'package:marco/model/expense/payment_types_model.dart';
+import 'package:marco/model/expense/employee_selector_bottom_sheet.dart';
 import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_spacing.dart';
 import 'package:marco/helpers/utils/base_bottom_sheet.dart';
 import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher_string.dart';
@@ -39,34 +40,23 @@ class _AddExpenseBottomSheet extends StatefulWidget {
 class _AddExpenseBottomSheetState extends State<_AddExpenseBottomSheet> {
   final AddExpenseController controller = Get.put(AddExpenseController());
 
-  void _showEmployeeList() {
+  void _showEmployeeList() async {
-    showModalBottomSheet(
+  await showModalBottomSheet(
     context: context,
-      backgroundColor: Colors.white,
+    isScrollControlled: true,
+    
     shape: const RoundedRectangleBorder(
-          borderRadius: BorderRadius.vertical(top: Radius.circular(16))),
+      borderRadius: BorderRadius.vertical(top: Radius.circular(16)),
-      builder: (_) => Obx(() {
-        final employees = controller.allEmployees;
-        return SizedBox(
-          height: 300,
-          child: ListView.builder(
-            itemCount: employees.length,
-            itemBuilder: (_, index) {
-              final emp = employees[index];
-              final fullName = '${emp.firstName} ${emp.lastName}'.trim();
-              return ListTile(
-                title: Text(fullName.isNotEmpty ? fullName : "Unnamed"),
-                onTap: () {
-                  controller.selectedPaidBy.value = emp;
-                  Navigator.pop(context);
-                },
-              );
-            },
     ),
+    backgroundColor: Colors.transparent,
+    builder: (_) => EmployeeSelectorBottomSheet(),
   );
-      }),
+
-    );
+  // Optional cleanup
-  }
+  controller.employeeSearchController.clear();
+  controller.employeeSearchResults.clear();
+}
+
 
   Future<void> _showOptionList<T>(
     List<T> options,

lib/model/expense/employee_selector_bottom_sheet.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:get/get.dart';
+import 'package:marco/controller/expense/add_expense_controller.dart';
+import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_spacing.dart';
+import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_text.dart';
+import 'package:marco/helpers/utils/base_bottom_sheet.dart';
+
+class EmployeeSelectorBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
+  final AddExpenseController controller = Get.find<AddExpenseController>();
+
+  EmployeeSelectorBottomSheet({super.key});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return BaseBottomSheet(
+      title: "Search Employee",
+      onCancel: () => Get.back(),
+      onSubmit: () {},
+      showButtons: false, 
+      child: Obx(() {
+        return Column(
+          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+          children: [
+            TextField(
+              controller: controller.employeeSearchController,
+              decoration: InputDecoration(
+                hintText: "Search by name, email...",
+                prefixIcon: const Icon(Icons.search),
+                border: OutlineInputBorder(
+                  borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8),
+                ),
+                contentPadding:
+                    const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 12, vertical: 10),
+              ),
+              onChanged: (value) => controller.searchEmployees(value),
+            ),
+            MySpacing.height(12),
+            SizedBox(
+              height: 400, // Adjust this if needed
+              child: controller.isSearchingEmployees.value
+                  ? const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator())
+                  : controller.employeeSearchResults.isEmpty
+                      ?  Center(
+                          child: MyText.bodyMedium(
+                            "No employees found.",
+                            fontWeight: 500,
+                          ),
+                        )
+                      : ListView.builder(
+                          itemCount: controller.employeeSearchResults.length,
+                          itemBuilder: (_, index) {
+                            final emp = controller.employeeSearchResults[index];
+                            final fullName =
+                                '${emp.firstName} ${emp.lastName}'.trim();
+                            return ListTile(
+                              title: MyText.bodyLarge(
+                                fullName.isNotEmpty ? fullName : "Unnamed",
+                                fontWeight: 600,
+                              ),
+                              onTap: () {
+                                controller.selectedPaidBy.value = emp;
+                                Get.back();
+                              },
+                            );
+                          },
+                        ),
+            ),
+          ],
+        );
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+}

lib/model/expense/employee_selector_for_filter_bottom_sheet.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:get/get.dart';
+import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_spacing.dart';
+import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_text.dart';
+import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_text_style.dart';
+import 'package:marco/model/employee_model.dart';
+import 'package:marco/helpers/utils/base_bottom_sheet.dart';
+
+class EmployeeSelectorBottomSheet extends StatefulWidget {
+  final RxList<EmployeeModel> selectedEmployees;
+  final Future<List<EmployeeModel>> Function(String) searchEmployees;
+  final String title;
+
+  const EmployeeSelectorBottomSheet({
+    super.key,
+    required this.selectedEmployees,
+    required this.searchEmployees,
+    this.title = "Select Employees",
+  });
+
+  @override
+  State<EmployeeSelectorBottomSheet> createState() =>
+      _EmployeeSelectorBottomSheetState();
+}
+
+class _EmployeeSelectorBottomSheetState
+    extends State<EmployeeSelectorBottomSheet> {
+  final TextEditingController _searchController = TextEditingController();
+  final RxBool isSearching = false.obs;
+  final RxList<EmployeeModel> searchResults = <EmployeeModel>[].obs;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    // Initial fetch (empty text gets all/none as you wish)
+    _searchEmployees('');
+  }
+
+  void _searchEmployees(String query) async {
+    isSearching.value = true;
+    List<EmployeeModel> results = await widget.searchEmployees(query);
+    searchResults.assignAll(results);
+    isSearching.value = false;
+  }
+
+  void _submitSelection() =>
+      Get.back(result: widget.selectedEmployees.toList());
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return BaseBottomSheet(
+        title: widget.title,
+        onCancel: () => Get.back(),
+        onSubmit: _submitSelection,
+        child: Column(
+          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+          mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+          children: [
+            // Chips
+            Obx(() => widget.selectedEmployees.isEmpty
+                ? const SizedBox.shrink()
+                : Wrap(
+                    spacing: 8,
+                    children: widget.selectedEmployees
+                        .map(
+                          (emp) => Chip(
+                            label: MyText(emp.name),
+                            onDeleted: () =>
+                                widget.selectedEmployees.remove(emp),
+                          ),
+                        )
+                        .toList(),
+                  )),
+            MySpacing.height(8),
+
+            // Search box
+            TextField(
+              controller: _searchController,
+              decoration: InputDecoration(
+                hintText: "Search Employees...",
+                border:
+                    OutlineInputBorder(borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10)),
+                prefixIcon: Icon(Icons.search),
+              ),
+              onChanged: _searchEmployees,
+            ),
+            MySpacing.height(12),
+
+            SizedBox(
+              height: 320, // CHANGE AS PER DESIGN!
+              child: Obx(() {
+                if (isSearching.value) {
+                  return Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator());
+                }
+                if (searchResults.isEmpty) {
+                  return Padding(
+                    padding: EdgeInsets.all(20),
+                    child:
+                        MyText('No results', style: MyTextStyle.bodyMedium()),
+                  );
+                }
+                return ListView.separated(
+                  itemCount: searchResults.length,
+                  separatorBuilder: (_, __) => Divider(height: 1),
+                  itemBuilder: (context, index) {
+                    final emp = searchResults[index];
+                    final isSelected = widget.selectedEmployees.contains(emp);
+                    return ListTile(
+                        title: MyText(emp.name),
+                        trailing: isSelected
+                            ? Icon(Icons.check_circle, color: Colors.indigo)
+                            : Icon(Icons.radio_button_unchecked,
+                                color: Colors.grey),
+                        onTap: () {
+                          if (isSelected) {
+                            widget.selectedEmployees.remove(emp);
+                          } else {
+                            widget.selectedEmployees.add(emp);
+                          }
+                        });
+                  },
+                );
+              }),
+            ),
+          ],
+        ));
+  }
+}

lib/view/expense/expense_detail_screen.dart

@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ class ExpenseDetailScreen extends StatelessWidget {
               'expensesTypeId': expense.expensesType.id,
               'paymentModeId': expense.paymentMode.id,
               'paidById': expense.paidBy.id,
+              // ==== Add these lines below ====
+              'paidByFirstName': expense.paidBy.firstName,
+              'paidByLastName': expense.paidBy.lastName,
+              // =================================
               'attachments': expense.documents
                   .map((doc) => {
                         'url': doc.preSignedUrl,
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ class ExpenseDetailScreen extends StatelessWidget {
             await addCtrl.loadMasterData();
             addCtrl.populateFieldsForEdit(editData);
 
-            await showAddExpenseBottomSheet( isEdit: true,);
+            await showAddExpenseBottomSheet(isEdit: true);
 
             // Refresh expense details after editing
             await controller.fetchExpenseDetails();

lib/view/expense/expense_filter_bottom_sheet.dart

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_spacing.dart';
 import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_text.dart';
 import 'package:marco/helpers/widgets/my_text_style.dart';
 import 'package:marco/model/employee_model.dart';
+import 'package:marco/model/expense/employee_selector_for_filter_bottom_sheet.dart';
 
 class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
   final ExpenseController expenseController;
@@ -18,9 +19,16 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
     required this.scrollController,
   });
 
+  // FIX: create search adapter
+  Future<List<EmployeeModel>> searchEmployeesForBottomSheet(
+      String query) async {
+    await expenseController
+        .searchEmployees(query); // async method, returns void
+    return expenseController.employeeSearchResults.toList();
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    // Obx rebuilds the widget when observable values from the controller change.
     return Obx(() {
       return BaseBottomSheet(
         title: 'Filter Expenses',
@@ -41,11 +49,11 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
                 alignment: Alignment.centerRight,
                 child: TextButton(
                   onPressed: () => expenseController.clearFilters(),
-                  child: const Text(
+                  child: MyText(
                     "Reset Filter",
-                    style: TextStyle(
+                    style: MyTextStyle.labelMedium(
                       color: Colors.red,
-                      fontWeight: FontWeight.w600,
+                      fontWeight: 600,
                     ),
                   ),
                 ),
@@ -57,9 +65,9 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
               MySpacing.height(16),
               _buildDateRangeFilter(context),
               MySpacing.height(16),
-              _buildPaidByFilter(),
+              _buildPaidByFilter(context),
               MySpacing.height(16),
-              _buildCreatedByFilter(),
+              _buildCreatedByFilter(context),
             ],
           ),
         ),
@@ -67,7 +75,6 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
     });
   }
 
-  /// Builds a generic field layout with a label and a child widget.
   Widget _buildField(String label, Widget child) {
     return Column(
       crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
@@ -79,7 +86,6 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
     );
   }
 
-  /// Extracted widget builder for the Project filter.
   Widget _buildProjectFilter(BuildContext context) {
     return _buildField(
       "Project",
@@ -94,7 +100,6 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
     );
   }
 
-  /// Extracted widget builder for the Expense Status filter.
   Widget _buildStatusFilter(BuildContext context) {
     return _buildField(
       "Expense Status",
@@ -117,7 +122,6 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
     );
   }
 
-  /// Extracted widget builder for the Date Range filter.
   Widget _buildDateRangeFilter(BuildContext context) {
     return _buildField(
       "Date Filter",
@@ -130,7 +134,7 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
                   .map(
                     (type) => ButtonSegment(
                       value: type,
-                    label: Text(
+                      label: MyText(
                         type,
                         style: MyTextStyle.bodySmall(
                           fontWeight: 600,
@@ -148,9 +152,11 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
                 }
               },
               style: ButtonStyle(
-              visualDensity: const VisualDensity(horizontal: -2, vertical: -2),
+                visualDensity:
+                    const VisualDensity(horizontal: -2, vertical: -2),
                 padding: MaterialStateProperty.all(
-                  const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 8, vertical: 6)),
+                  const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 8, vertical: 6),
+                ),
                 backgroundColor: MaterialStateProperty.resolveWith(
                   (states) => states.contains(MaterialState.selected)
                       ? Colors.indigo.shade100
@@ -212,28 +218,32 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
         ],
       ),
     );
-}
+  }
 
-
+  Widget _buildPaidByFilter(BuildContext context) {
-  /// Extracted widget builder for the "Paid By" employee filter.
-  Widget _buildPaidByFilter() {
     return _buildField(
       "Paid By",
       _employeeSelector(
-          selectedEmployees: expenseController.selectedPaidByEmployees),
+        context: context,
+        selectedEmployees: expenseController.selectedPaidByEmployees,
+        searchEmployees: searchEmployeesForBottomSheet, // FIXED
+        title: 'Search Paid By',
+      ),
     );
   }
 
-  /// Extracted widget builder for the "Created By" employee filter.
+  Widget _buildCreatedByFilter(BuildContext context) {
-  Widget _buildCreatedByFilter() {
     return _buildField(
       "Created By",
       _employeeSelector(
-          selectedEmployees: expenseController.selectedCreatedByEmployees),
+        context: context,
+        selectedEmployees: expenseController.selectedCreatedByEmployees,
+        searchEmployees: searchEmployeesForBottomSheet, // FIXED
+        title: 'Search Created By',
+      ),
     );
   }
 
-  /// Helper method to show a date picker and update the state.
   Future<void> _selectDate(
     BuildContext context,
     Rx<DateTime?> dateNotifier, {
@@ -251,7 +261,6 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
     }
   }
 
-  /// Reusable popup selector widget.
   Widget _popupSelector(
     BuildContext context, {
     required String currentValue,
@@ -264,7 +273,7 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
       itemBuilder: (context) => items
           .map((e) => PopupMenuItem<String>(
                 value: e,
-                child: Text(e),
+                child: MyText(e),
               ))
           .toList(),
       child: Container(
@@ -278,7 +287,7 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
           mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
           children: [
             Expanded(
-              child: Text(
+              child: MyText(
                 currentValue,
                 style: const TextStyle(color: Colors.black87),
                 overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
@@ -291,7 +300,6 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
     );
   }
 
-  /// Reusable date button widget.
   Widget _dateButton({required String label, required VoidCallback onTap}) {
     return GestureDetector(
       onTap: onTap,
@@ -307,7 +315,7 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
             const Icon(Icons.calendar_today, size: 16, color: Colors.grey),
             MySpacing.width(8),
             Expanded(
-              child: Text(
+              child: MyText(
                 label,
                 style: MyTextStyle.bodyMedium(),
                 overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
@@ -319,9 +327,36 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
     );
   }
 
-  /// Reusable employee selector with Autocomplete.
+  Future<void> _showEmployeeSelectorBottomSheet({
-  Widget _employeeSelector({required RxList<EmployeeModel> selectedEmployees}) {
+    required BuildContext context,
-    final textController = TextEditingController();
+    required RxList<EmployeeModel> selectedEmployees,
+    required Future<List<EmployeeModel>> Function(String) searchEmployees,
+    String title = 'Select Employee',
+  }) async {
+    final List<EmployeeModel>? result =
+        await showModalBottomSheet<List<EmployeeModel>>(
+      context: context,
+      isScrollControlled: true,
+      shape: const RoundedRectangleBorder(
+        borderRadius: BorderRadius.vertical(top: Radius.circular(20)),
+      ),
+      builder: (context) => EmployeeSelectorBottomSheet(
+        selectedEmployees: selectedEmployees,
+        searchEmployees: searchEmployees,
+        title: title,
+      ),
+    );
+    if (result != null) {
+      selectedEmployees.assignAll(result);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Widget _employeeSelector({
+    required BuildContext context,
+    required RxList<EmployeeModel> selectedEmployees,
+    required Future<List<EmployeeModel>> Function(String) searchEmployees,
+    String title = 'Search Employee',
+  }) {
     return Column(
       crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
       children: [
@@ -331,102 +366,39 @@ class ExpenseFilterBottomSheet extends StatelessWidget {
           }
           return Wrap(
             spacing: 8,
-            runSpacing: 0,
             children: selectedEmployees
                 .map((emp) => Chip(
-                      label: Text(emp.name),
+                      label: MyText(emp.name),
                       onDeleted: () => selectedEmployees.remove(emp),
-                      deleteIcon: const Icon(Icons.close, size: 18),
-                      backgroundColor: Colors.grey.shade200,
-                      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
                     ))
                 .toList(),
           );
         }),
         MySpacing.height(8),
-        Autocomplete<EmployeeModel>(
+        GestureDetector(
-          optionsBuilder: (TextEditingValue textEditingValue) {
+          onTap: () => _showEmployeeSelectorBottomSheet(
-            if (textEditingValue.text.isEmpty) {
+            context: context,
-              return const Iterable<EmployeeModel>.empty();
+            selectedEmployees: selectedEmployees,
-            }
+            searchEmployees: searchEmployees,
-            return expenseController.allEmployees.where((emp) {
+            title: title,
-              final isNotSelected = !selectedEmployees.contains(emp);
+          ),
-              final matchesQuery = emp.name
+          child: Container(
-                  .toLowerCase()
+            padding: MySpacing.all(12),
-                  .contains(textEditingValue.text.toLowerCase());
+            decoration: BoxDecoration(
-              return isNotSelected && matchesQuery;
+              color: Colors.grey.shade100,
-            });
+              borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
-          },
+              border: Border.all(color: Colors.grey.shade300),
-          displayStringForOption: (EmployeeModel emp) => emp.name,
+            ),
-          onSelected: (EmployeeModel emp) {
+            child: Row(
-            if (!selectedEmployees.contains(emp)) {
+              children: [
-              selectedEmployees.add(emp);
+                const Icon(Icons.search, color: Colors.grey),
-            }
+                MySpacing.width(8),
-            textController.clear();
+                Expanded(child: MyText(title)),
-          },
+              ],
-          fieldViewBuilder: (context, controller, focusNode, onFieldSubmitted) {
-            // Assign the local controller to the one from the builder
-            // to allow clearing it on selection.
-            WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
-              if (textController != controller) {
-                // This is a workaround to sync controllers
-              }
-            });
-            return TextField(
-              controller: controller,
-              focusNode: focusNode,
-              decoration: _inputDecoration("Search Employee"),
-              onSubmitted: (_) => onFieldSubmitted(),
-            );
-          },
-          optionsViewBuilder: (context, onSelected, options) {
-            return Align(
-              alignment: Alignment.topLeft,
-              child: Material(
-                color: Colors.white,
-                elevation: 4.0,
-                child: ConstrainedBox(
-                  constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxHeight: 200),
-                  child: ListView.builder(
-                    padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
-                    itemCount: options.length,
-                    itemBuilder: (context, index) {
-                      final emp = options.elementAt(index);
-                      return ListTile(
-                        title: Text(emp.name),
-                        onTap: () => onSelected(emp),
-                      );
-                    },
             ),
           ),
         ),
-            );
-          },
-        ),
       ],
     );
   }
-
-  /// Centralized decoration for text fields.
-  InputDecoration _inputDecoration(String hint) {
-    return InputDecoration(
-      hintText: hint,
-      hintStyle: MyTextStyle.bodySmall(xMuted: true),
-      filled: true,
-      fillColor: Colors.grey.shade100,
-      border: OutlineInputBorder(
-        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
-        borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.grey.shade300),
-      ),
-      enabledBorder: OutlineInputBorder(
-        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
-        borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.grey.shade300),
-      ),
-      focusedBorder: OutlineInputBorder(
-        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
-        borderSide: const BorderSide(color: Colors.blueAccent, width: 1.5),
-      ),
-      contentPadding: MySpacing.all(12),
-    );
-  }
 }