Child/Parent Advertiser Configuration Help

[se...@infotrustllc.com]

I am trying to build out an api automation using the Java Client Library that will create both the parent and child advertisers. However I am having an issue with getting the child advertiser to use the shared floodlight configuration. I have tried to set the floodlightConfigurationId for the child to be the same as the parent's floodlight config id but can't get anything to show up in the UI showing that they are linked.

Is this the correct field or should I be setting something differently?

Here is a screenshot of what I am trying to do via the API:

Thank you,

Seth

[Dhanya Sundararaju (DFA API Team)]

Hi Seth,

I was unable to check your screenshot as the link appears broken. However, you can use the below request body to create a advertiser and link to an existing advertiser as child by specifying the subaccountid. The subaccountid will have the same floodlightConfigId as the parent advertiser:

{
  "kind": "dfareporting#advertiser",
  "idDimensionValue": {
    "kind": "dfareporting#dimensionValue",
    "dimensionName": "dfa:advertiserId"
  },
  "name": "<Advertiser Name>",
  "accountId": "<Your user account id>",
  "subaccountId": "<subaccountid>",
  "floodlightConfigurationIdDimensionValue": {
    "kind": "dfareporting#dimensionValue",
    "dimensionName": "dfa:floodlightConfigId"
  },
  "status": "APPROVED",
  "suspended": false
}

Please give it a try and let me know if you have any further questions.

Regards,

Dhanya, DCM API Team

[Seth Rujiraviriyapinyo]

Hi Dhanya,

How does the subaccount have to do with the parent/child advertiser link? My screenshot showed that when you have an advertiser you can click the "Share Advertiser" button in order to link the floodlight configuration. 

According to the documentation here the floodlightConfiguration ID is what is supposed to handle this linking. However when I have tried to specify the floodlightConfigurationID of the parent advertiser when creating the child it doesn't create the link.

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[Seth Rujiraviriyapinyo]

Nevermind, I found the issue. The floodlight configuration ID can't be specified when the child advertiser is first created. It can't be set until the advertiser has already been created, then you can do an advertiser update to specify the floodlightConfigurationID

[Dhanya Sundararaju (DFA API Team)]

Hi Seth,

Glad that you found the solution. Please let me know if you have any further questions.