AI-generated Key Takeaways
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GenericTargetingError is a type of API error related to targeting validation used across various targeting types.
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This error can be inherited from the ApiError class, which provides fields like
fieldPath,fieldPathElements,trigger, anderrorStringfor identifying the cause of the error. -
The specific reason for a GenericTargetingError is provided by the
reasonfield, which can indicate issues like conflicting inclusion or exclusion of sibling criteria, or including descendants of excluded criteria.
Targeting validation errors that can be used by different targeting types.
- Namespace
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https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202508
Field
ApiError
(inherited) fieldPath
xsd:
string
The OGNL field path to identify cause of error.
fieldPathElements
A parsed copy of the field path. For example, the field path "operations[1].operand" corresponds to this list: {FieldPathElement(field = "operations", index = 1), FieldPathElement(field = "operand", index = null)}.
trigger
xsd:
string
The data that caused the error.
errorString
xsd:
string
A simple string representation of the error and reason.
GenericTargetingError
reason
Enumerations
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CONFLICTING_INCLUSION_OR_EXCLUSION_OF_SIBLINGS - Both including and excluding sibling criteria is disallowed.
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INCLUDING_DESCENDANTS_OF_EXCLUDED_CRITERIA - Including descendants of excluded criteria is disallowed.
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UNKNOWN - The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.

