reportType for percent fields

[chris h]

The report info doc (for account performance report for example) contains:

   <rval>
     <fieldName>ConversionRate</fieldName>
     <displayFieldName>Conv. rate (1-per-click)</displayFieldName>
     <xmlAttributeName>convRate1PerClick</xmlAttributeName>
     <fieldType>Double</fieldType>
     <canSelect>true</canSelect>
     <canFilter>true</canFilter>
     <isEnumType>false</isEnumType>
   </rval>

And yet the result is return as:

   convRate1PerClick="1.23%"

So wouldn't it be better to report the type as "Percent":

   <fieldType>Percent</fieldType>

 - Chris

[Eric Koleda]

Hi Chris,

You're correct that the reported fieldType doesn't quite match the output, and we're working with the core engineering team to address this.  In the mean time you can look to the Notes field on our report types page for this information:

http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/docs/appendix/reports.html#account

Best,

- Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team

[kristijan...@fourdots.co]

Hello,

Is this still being worked on since it's still the same?

[Shwetha Vastrad (AdWords API Team)]

Hi, 

Please see this guide for more details for the format of different fields in AdWords API reports. It is recommended that you check the description of each field about the expected format of values. For example, the description for ConversionRate states that the value is a percentage returned as "x.xx%".

Regards,

Shwetha, AdWords API Team.

[kristijan...@fourdots.co]

Hi,

I've looked through it but how can I get that info programmatically e.g. using ReportDefinitionService?

[Shwetha Vastrad (AdWords API Team)]

Hi,

The ReportDefinitionService will return the fields provided here. I'm afraid the detailed description of the field, which contains the expected format of the values, is not returned in the response. For now, you'll have to rely on the data available in the Report Types appendix. 

[kristijan...@fourdots.co]

Hi,

Is that something with a chance of changing any time soon (getting correct format info via ReportDefinitionService)?

[Shwetha Vastrad (AdWords API Team)]

Hi, 

I'm afraid I don't have a timeline for when this will be available via ReportDefinitionService. Please keep an eye on the blog for any updates.