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Fabric Data Agent performance is not the same via Copilot Studio agent
Good Morning, Long time follower, first time poster. I have been self-teaching Fabric Data Agent (FDA) and Copilot Studio (CS) to complete a project. I have been fortunate in that I have been succe...
Hi kevinvu99
In my opinion, Structured output usually works better than numbered or bulleted lists when you’re calling FDA through CSA. Lists tend to be seen as guidance, so CSA may rewrite them or skip a step, which explains why your Step 3 works every time in FDA but is hit-or-miss in CSA. CSA often treats 'always respond with' as optional formatting and may drop it while shaping the reply. a way to fix this is to make Step 3 part of the required output itself (for ex, step3: this is a AI response) and, if possible, add a simple example. Thinking of the response as a strict format rather than a checklist usually makes things much more consistent.
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