Thank you for your feedback, and, of course, for the very valid concern. Sending beer to Zurich is unlikely to be efficient ;) but thanks!
-Danial. On Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 7:53:56 PM UTC+2, AdWordsApiUser wrote: > > Saw this blog post a few hours ago: > http://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com/2015/05/change-to-default-filters-within.html > > This is amazing! Really appreciate the AdWords team taking the feedback > and that too so quickly! > > Give me your address and I'll send you and your team beers ;) > > > On Monday, May 4, 2015 at 7:37:32 PM UTC-3, GregT wrote: >> >> Hi, Danial. >> >> Were you able to find out anything about this? >> >> Thanks, >> Greg >> >> On Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 8:07:04 AM UTC-5, Danial Klimkin wrote: >>> >>> Hello Greg, >>> >>> >>> Let me check internally and get back to you in a few days. >>> >>> >>> -Danial. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, April 20, 2015 at 5:41:28 PM UTC+3, GregT wrote: >>>> >>>> Danial, just to clarify when you said: >>>> >>>> "Reporting filters out removed entries for the level of the report >>>> only. So, account level report will return stats for all objects (and you >>>> can't actually add CampaignStatus predicate while requesting it)." >>>> >>>> Does this mean, for instance, with a criteria performance report, we >>>> will get stats back for criteria that are in removed campaigns and/or >>>> removed ad groups that might now only have removed ads, so long as the >>>> criteria (criteria, placement, etc.) itself does not currently have the >>>> status of removed? And for an ad performance report, we will get data >>>> back >>>> for ads that do not have the status of removed, even if the ad group and >>>> campaign are removed? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Greg >>>> >>>> On Monday, April 20, 2015 at 7:47:46 AM UTC-5, Danial Klimkin wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello MG, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 1. No, only <OBJECT>_PERFORMANCE_REPORTs are affected. This includes >>>>> CRITERIA but excludes PLACEMENT or KEYWORD. >>>>> >>>>> 2. This is unfortunately true. I've flagged this with the scripts team >>>>> so they can review / document this aspect. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Danial, AdWords API Team. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 8:38:48 PM UTC+3, AdWordsApiUser wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for your explanation. I have a couple of questions/comments: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. Thanks for clarifying the bit about what level removed artifacts >>>>>> are filtered. For reports such as Search Terms Report, or Placement >>>>>> Performance Report etc. - do they contain data for Removed >>>>>> Campaigns/AdGroups/Keywords/Ads, or the condition needs to be explicitly >>>>>> added for any artifact that could be in removed state? >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. For scripts, the version is optional. Unfortunately most people >>>>>> I've seen write scripts, do not include this parameter, leading to >>>>>> auto-upgrade. >>>>>> >>>>>> TGIF :) >>>>>> MG >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 11:44:54 AM UTC-3, Danial Klimkin wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello MG, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We normally avoid making changes into launched API versions. Scripts >>>>>>> users (those specifying API version) should not be affected, unless >>>>>>> they >>>>>>> didn't read the release notes when migrated to v201502. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please note while we are going to discuss this issue, I can't >>>>>>> promise this change will be implemented. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Danial. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 4:57:31 PM UTC+3, AdWordsApiUser wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Danial, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for your quick response. Is there a chance that this might >>>>>>>> change in v201502? If yes, then we'd like to hold off the internal >>>>>>>> upgrade >>>>>>>> waiting for this to happen. My guess is must already be affecting >>>>>>>> scripts, >>>>>>>> and as this is pretty much a silent change, script users might not >>>>>>>> even >>>>>>>> realize that the data they are fetching is not complete anymore. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> MG >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 9:08:26 AM UTC-3, Danial Klimkin wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Reporting filters out removed entries for the level of the report >>>>>>>>> only. So, account level report will return stats for all objects (and >>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>> can't actually add CampaignStatus predicate while requesting it). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In general, I see your point. We may want to take another look on >>>>>>>>> how this is handled. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -Danial, AdWords API Team. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 2:59:53 PM UTC+3, AdWordsApiUser >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> In the new version of the API, when using AdHoc reports, data for >>>>>>>>>> artifacts that are marked removed is not included by default, even >>>>>>>>>> if they >>>>>>>>>> had impressions, clicks etc. in the chosen date range. This makes >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> reports incorrect. If an entity was active in the past, its >>>>>>>>>> statistics >>>>>>>>>> should be included, irrespective of whether it is active or not now. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This also makes me wonder - when I ask for an account performance >>>>>>>>>> report, would it not include data for campaigns that were deleted? >>>>>>>>>> Or, it >>>>>>>>>> would? Both cases create a discrepancy - the first one is obviously >>>>>>>>>> wrong, >>>>>>>>>> and in the second one, the campaign report does not add up to the >>>>>>>>>> account >>>>>>>>>> performance report, unless the special condition is included. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This particular change in behavior has made the transition to the >>>>>>>>>> new version of the API particularly painful, and I have to remember >>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>> include "WHERE CampaignStatus IN [ACTIVE, PAUSED, REMOVED]" in all >>>>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>>>> awqls. It probably makes sense for most services, but not for >>>>>>>>>> reporting >>>>>>>>>> stats. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ 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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