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There was an issue getting the Ask Alexa Flash Briefing. On the next page you will be asked for a custom message.On the next page you will be given 4 choices.Name the skill something like Ask Alexa Flash Briefing then click >. Clicking this button will walk you through specific steps of building your new skill.On the Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console, click >.Another way to get to this area is to find the > menu item on most screens within the Amazon Developer web site. You will be brought to a dashboard of your current skills. To begin creating your skill, go to and find the area on the right side labeled >.You should have already set up your developer account to get the main Ask Alexa skill created, but the instructions for setting up a developer account are here: Developer Account. You will now need to create a new skill on your Amazon developer account. This will only appear when > is turned on. Please note that you will need the URL that should now be present in the > section. Once you choose the macro you want to use as the output of your Flash Briefing, you will need to set up the Amazon Skill for this function. However, you ALSO have the ability to include WebCoRE or Control Macros within the Macro group, allowing the Flash Briefing to actually perform actions on your SmartThings environment when the flash briefing is run. This could mean multiple voice reports that make up your Flash Briefing (such as weather, home report, etc.). This will expand the interface to allow you to choose ONE type of output (macro group, voice report macro, or Message Queue contents) to utilize as your flash briefing.Īs mentioned in the section Ask_Alexa_-_Macros#Extension_Group, an extension group will allow multiple extensions to run depending on restrictions. To allow Flash Briefings to be activated, first go to > within your Ask Alexa SmartApp.
