# Free text type for slot

**URL:** <https://forum.rasa.com/t/free-text-type-for-slot/1425>\
**Category:** Rasa Open Source\
**Created:** [September 26, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/free-text-type-for-slot/1425 "2018-09-26T14:42:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![vigneshp826](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/vigneshp826/32/657_2.png) [@vigneshp826](https://forum.rasa.com/u/vigneshp826)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/free-text-type-for-slot/1425/17 "2019-03-06T10:45:16Z")

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+1, facing the similar kind of issue. Though am using master from git for rasa-core, instead of taking the user input as it is, nlu is being called. Explained here.

> [@Goes to fallback after form is deactivated](http://forum.rasa.com/t/goes-to-fallback-after-form-is-deactivated/4487/10):
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> @akelad @erohmensing @ricwo @Ghostvv , Can anyone of you please help on this issue? Versions (Old): rasa-core (0.14.0a1) , rasa-core-sdk (0.12.2), rasa-nlu (0.14.3) After RASA-X migration: Version ( New) : Rasa 1.2.8 stories.md ## blackout\_1 \* blackout+host\_or\_db+ducklingtime{"duration": 10, "hostname": "ciec-ho-a1s.sys.net"} - slot{"duration": 10} - slot{"hostname": "ciec-ho-a1s.sys.comcast.net"} - action\_blackout\_comments - form{"name": "action\_blackout\_comments"} - form{…

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