46.12 Declaring Shortcut Combinations

A shortcut intent can be configured to handle different combinations of intent parameters. Each unique combination of parameters defines a shortcut combination. For each combination, the intent needs to know the phrase that Siri will speak when interacting with the user which can contain embedded parameters. These need to be configured both for shortcut suggestions and for use within the Shortcuts apps so that the shortcuts can be selected manually by the user. For this example, the only combination required involves both the symbol and quantity which will have been added automatically within the Supported Combinations panel of the Shortcuts app section of the intents configuration editor screen.

Within the Supported Combinations panel, select the symbol, quantity parameter combination and begin typing into the Summary field. Type the word “Buy” followed by the first few letters of the word “quantity”. Xcode will...