using screen multi-select choice in formula uses label not value

sorry the images turned out huge and this article is hard to read

if you reference a screen multi-select choice element in a formula, the formula uses the choice label, not the choice value. #

choice with value defined #

choice is used in screen multiselect checkbox group : #

formula field references screen field #

output uses choice labels #

but, if you first assign the screen field to a variable, and use the variable in the formula, then you get the values. #

assign screen field to variable #

formula uses variable #

output uses choice values #

feature or bug…you decide! #