How to convert choice variable to string?

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Hello Everyone.

I want it so that my Copilot, based on the user choice, then answers that choice using its knowledge file.

I add a Create Generative Answers step after my question step.

The question stores the user choice as a variable called user_menu_choice

If I try to add that choice variable as the input of the Generative Answers step it gives the error: 'Variable is being set to an incorrect type. Assigned: EmbeddedOptionSet, expected: String'.

How do I convert the user choice value to String?

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Have you tried the Power Fx Text function for this?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/advanced-power-fx#use-power-fx-to-set-a-variable

Below is an example

Text(Topic.VarChoice)

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Unfortunately, that didn't achieve what I wanted.

I have a question that identifies an entity in the user response.

How can I convert that to text as the entire user question and then pass it to the Generative Actions step (shown below) if the entity is not recognised?

So basically, if the user asks a question not related to timesheets (not recognised by the entity) then I want it so that it captures that user question as a string and gives it to the 'Create Generative Answers' step to provide the answer instead.

How do I do this? I get an error right now.

Many thanks.

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