Hi Guys, Any update regarding the on-going issue?
On Wednesday, 14 May 2014 10:49:32 UTC-3, Chris wrote: > > Hi Ray, > > Do you have any updates regarding the investigation into the on-going > issue? > > Cheers > > On Monday, 12 May 2014 16:04:44 UTC-3, Ray Tsang (AdWords API Team) wrote: >> >> Chris, >> >> Yes good catch! Please reply to me (this one) in private. Cheers. >> >> Ray >> >> On Monday, May 12, 2014 2:42:04 PM UTC-4, Chris wrote: >>> >>> Ray, I have just noticed that the most recent reply is from a different >>> Ray Tsang user account. Would you mind, via your 'Ray Tsang (AdWords API >>> Team)' account, verifying that it was indeed you who posted the most recent >>> reply. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> On Monday, 12 May 2014 11:30:45 UTC-3, Ray Tsang wrote: >>>> >>>> Chris, >>>> >>>> There is an on-going issue that is being investigated. If you must >>>> create a SEARCH only campaign. Could I trouble you to send me, in >>>> private, >>>> the request/response log where you created the Search-only campaign? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Ray >>>> >>>> On Friday, May 9, 2014 6:04:48 PM UTC-4, Chris wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Ray, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for your response. >>>>> >>>>> Looking at the blog post here >>>>> http://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com.br/2014/03/changes-required-for-creating-new.htmltitled >>>>> "Changes Required for Creating New Campaigns in the AdWords API >>>>> v201402" it says "All newly created campaigns, or campaigns that are >>>>> switched into targeting both Search and Display using v201402, will >>>>> automatically be SNDS campaigns. This behavior is the same as you will >>>>> see >>>>> in the AdWords User Interface, bringing that and the API into closer >>>>> alignment. Existing applications are unaffected." >>>>> >>>>> Yet I am seeing that when I now create a (for example) Search >>>>> campaign, using v201309, and then try to create an ad group with >>>>> contentBid >>>>> set, I am receiving the error ReadOnlyError.READ_ONLY. Pulling >>>>> information >>>>> about the campaign via v201402 I see that the displaySelect property is >>>>> set >>>>> to true. >>>>> >>>>> If I try to create the same Ad Group in an older campaign, again using >>>>> v201309, then the ad group is created successfully. >>>>> >>>>> Is this expected behaviour? The information from the blog posts seems >>>>> to state that v201309 should not be affected by this. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, 9 May 2014 17:42:39 UTC-3, Ray Tsang (AdWords API Team) >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris, >>>>>> >>>>>> You are correct - none of those that you mentioned should be using >>>>>> contentBid field. From the UI, it is no longer possible to create a >>>>>> regular "Search and Display" campaign. However, there may be existing >>>>>> "Search and Display" campaigns - those can have contentBid set. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Ray >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, May 9, 2014 4:05:02 PM UTC-4, Chris wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just as a note, if we could clearly reference the campaign type in >>>>>>> quotes, like "Search", this would be useful, as it is not completely >>>>>>> clear >>>>>>> whether Search and Display networks refers to campaign types "Search" >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> "Display" and "Search & Display", or whether it refers only to the >>>>>>> campaign >>>>>>> type "Search & Display". Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, 9 May 2014 17:00:42 UTC-3, Chris wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Looking here >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!newtopic/adwords-api/adwords-api/PoxLi7jH7rcit >>>>>>>> almost leads me to believe that we cannot set contentBid for ad >>>>>>>> groups >>>>>>>> on ANY newly created campaigns - is this right? Campaign type "Search >>>>>>>> & >>>>>>>> Display Networks" is no longer available, whilst campaign type "Search >>>>>>>> Network with Display Select" is - but this does not allow ad groups to >>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>> contentBid set. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thursday, 8 May 2014 14:21:33 UTC-3, Chris wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Ray, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks for your reply. Could you clarify exactly what you mean by >>>>>>>>> "content bid can be used for Search and Display networks". When I >>>>>>>>> look at >>>>>>>>> creating a new campaign in the AdWords UI I have the following >>>>>>>>> options for >>>>>>>>> campaign type: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Search Network with Display Select >>>>>>>>> Search Network only >>>>>>>>> Display Network only >>>>>>>>> Shopping >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> For precisely which of these campaign types should I be able >>>>>>>>> create ad groups with content bid set? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have tried creating ad groups with contentBid set in all of the >>>>>>>>> campaign types except Shopping, and all failed. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The soap request and responses I sent you were for a campaign that >>>>>>>>> has type "Search Network with Display Select - All features" >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Does it have an effect whether the campaigns are set with "all >>>>>>>>> features" vs "standard" >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If there's any further information I can provide you that would be >>>>>>>>> of use, just let me know. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks again for looking into this! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thursday, 8 May 2014 13:59:31 UTC-3, Ray Tsang (AdWords API >>>>>>>>> Team) wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Chris, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Content bid can only be used for Search and Display networks, but >>>>>>>>>> nothing else. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ray >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, May 8, 2014 9:50:44 AM UTC-4, Chris wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Ray, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hopefully you received the private message I tried to send you. >>>>>>>>>>> If not, please let me know. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, 7 May 2014 15:07:58 UTC-3, Chris wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Guys, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I'm trying to fully understand when you can, and should, set >>>>>>>>>>>> the content bid on a new AdGroup >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> When I previously saw this >>>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/adwordsapi-announcements/j_VjErMFhTEinformation >>>>>>>>>>>> I thought that we just had to make sure we weren't setting >>>>>>>>>>>> contentBid on Display Network Only campaigns, or ad groups within. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I have just been running some tests however (in and AdWords >>>>>>>>>>>> test account ... I don't know if this makes any difference) and >>>>>>>>>>>> see that >>>>>>>>>>>> when creating a new campaign of either 'Search Network with >>>>>>>>>>>> Display >>>>>>>>>>>> Select', or 'Google Search', or 'Display Network', that I cannot >>>>>>>>>>>> create an >>>>>>>>>>>> ad group in any of these campaigns when a contentBid value is set >>>>>>>>>>>> on the >>>>>>>>>>>> cpcBid for the ad group. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> So ... I'm confused - when should we actually set the >>>>>>>>>>>> contentBid on a new ad group? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Looking here >>>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!newtopic/adwords-api/adwords-api/PoxLi7jH7rcI >>>>>>>>>>>> get the impression that there is different behaviour for whether >>>>>>>>>>>> you can >>>>>>>>>>>> set the contentBid on an ad group depending on when the campaign >>>>>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>>>>> created - whether it is an 'old' campaign or a 'new' campaign? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Any kind of clarification regarding when we can set the >>>>>>>>>>>> contentBid on a new ad group would be much appreciated, as right >>>>>>>>>>>> now I'm >>>>>>>>>>>> rather confused on the topic. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and Google+: https://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com/ https://plus.google.com/+GoogleAdsDevelopers/posts =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API Forum" group. 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