AdGroupCriterion operation affecting AdGroup TargetingSettingDetail

[Mark R]

Hey Folks,

When adding new Placements through the AdGroupCriterionService, we've noticed that the TargetingSettingDetail will get changed, altering our Placement targeting from "Bid only" to "Target and Bid".  We assume this is because "Target and Bid" is the default value for this field, but were confused as to why this would get set when adding a placement, since this is an AdGroup-level setting.

Current work-around is to fetch the TargetingSettingDetail before adding the Placement, and setting it through the AdGroupService after the AdGroupCriterionService transaction completes.  Is this the correct method, or are we missing a step?

Thanks,
Mark

[Umesh Dengale]

Hello,

Is the behaviour is different from what the AdWords Product side does if the same set of actions is performed? If yes, please provide SOAP request and response logs for the sequence of operations you are performing. It will help us to look into more details.

Regards,

Umesh, AdWords API Team.

[Mark R]

Hey Umesh,

When you add a Placement through the Targeting window of the AdWords UI, the radio button has "Target and Bid" selected even if the existing selection is "Bid only".

Not sure if that helps...

Thanks,
Mark

[Umesh Dengale]

Hello,

Could provide SOAP logs for sets of actions you performed? Just click Reply privately to author in the forum when responding. Don't forget to remove the developer token in the output. This will help us to analyse the issue in details.

Thanks,

Umesh, AdWords API Team.