Hi,

In v201603 we got a change in reporting, string fields with NULL values are 
consistently reported as "--". I always wondered how to work with this, 
since "--" is a perfectly valid string value. Yes, you can create a 
campaign named "--", and a group too. (Google: just check campaign 
688822988, and group 386353)

But maybe those fields can never be NULL, so my first question is: which 
fields are nullable and which fields are not? Ideally I would like to see 
the reporting documentation extended, telling for every field whether it is 
nullable or not.

Recently certain fields are reported as NULL which didn't happen before - 
especially Path1 and Path2 of extended text ads. And now it gets tricky, 
because "--" is actually a valid value for these fields... Check out the 
attached screenshot! (Google: you can find this ad in the group mentioned 
earlier).

But this particular ad gives me a problem, when I request an ad performance 
report, it both Path1 and Path2 report value "--". One of them should be 
interpreted as "--", the other as NULL. How can I do that?

So I have two questions:
1. Can the reporting documentation be updated, stating which fields can be 
NULL?
2. How does one distinguish NULL from the text "--"

Thanks in advance!

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