Placement performance total clicks different from other reports

[Tiana S.]

Hi guys,

Placement performance is explained to be multi-attribution, so the same impression can be counted for multiple placements. This means the values cannot be aggregated, which is why we use the totals that you send back with the response. However, we found there that those totals are slightly off as well giving me the impression you're also (accidentally?) aggregating the values.
For example, Account performance returns 152 clicks, and Placement performance returns 154. 

Am I correct to assume that the API is also aggregating the statistics, without taking into account that the values aren't unique for multi-attribution reports? And if so, is this intended behavior?
I can provide more information confidentially, of course!

Thanks,

Tiana

[Sreelakshmi Sasidharan (AdWords API Team)]

Hello Tiana, 

You are right, the Placement performance report is a multiple attribution report and the multiple attribution reports should NOT be aggregated together, since this may double count impressions and clicks. To analyze your issue, could you please share your report definition along with the client customer id of your account? You could use reply privately to author while sharing the details. 

Thanks,
Sreelakshmi, AdWords API Team

[Sreelakshmi Sasidharan (AdWords API Team)]

Hello Tiana, 

I was able to replicate the issue that you are observing. The Placement Performance report in the API does not seem to match with the placement stats in the UI and Account Performance report. I have shared the details to the team. I will keep you posted on the updates. In the meantime, please use the UI to confirm the stats of the placement data. 

[Tiana S.]

Thanks Sreelakshmi!

[Tiana S.]

Hi Sreelakshmi,

Any updates on this by any chance?

On Wednesday, 19 September 2018 23:56:12 UTC+2, Sreelakshmi Sasidharan (AdWords API Team) wrote: