v201509 Conversions and AllConversions are double and not long?

[AdWordsApiUser]

In v201509, Conversions and AllConversions are double and not long. ConvertedClicks though is still double. Is this intentional? Is there a possibility of a non integral response?

Thanks

[AdWordsApiUser]

Correction:

Conversions and AllConversions are double.

ConvertedClicks though is still long.

[Josh Radcliff (AdWords API Team)]

Hi,

This is intentional. ConvertedClicks (like Clicks) is still a long, however, since there's no concept of a "partial click".

Thanks,

Josh, AdWords API Team

[AdWordsApiUser]

Hi Josh,

Thanks for your reply. My understanding was that conversions too like clicks could not be partial, and would always be whole numbers. Is that not the case anymore? In our code, we treat these as whole numbers - should we change that to ensure correctness? 

Regards

MG 

[Josh Radcliff (AdWords API Team)]

Hi MG,

I'd recommend changing your app to handle decimals. At the moment, it's my understanding that these values will be whole numbers, but given that the data type changed to Double, that will most likely change at some point in the future.

Thanks,

Josh, AdWords API Team

[Robert Rodakowski]

Hi MG,

As described here double format is a preparation to more sophisticated attribution models.

Regards,
Robert.