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.
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It lists services like `ForecastService`, `LineItemService`, and others that utilize this error. It further defines `GenericTargetingError` as inheriting from `ApiError` and specifies its `reason` property with enumerations like `CONFLICTING_INCLUSION_OR_EXCLUSION_OF_SIBLINGS`, `INCLUDING_DESCENDANTS_OF_EXCLUDED_CRITERIA`, and `UNKNOWN`, for detailing conflicts and inclusions. It shows several related errors.\n"],null,["# type GenericTargetingError (v202411)\n\n**Service** \n**AdjustmentService** [ForecastService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.GenericTargetingError) [LineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/LineItemService.GenericTargetingError) [LineItemTemplateService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/LineItemTemplateService.GenericTargetingError) [OrderService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/OrderService.GenericTargetingError) [ProposalLineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalLineItemService.GenericTargetingError) [TargetingPresetService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.GenericTargetingError) [YieldGroupService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/YieldGroupService.GenericTargetingError) **Inheritance** \n[ApiError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.ApiError) \n▼\n[ApiVersionError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.ApiVersionError) [AuthenticationError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.AuthenticationError) [CollectionSizeError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.CollectionSizeError) [CommonError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.CommonError) [CustomTargetingError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.CustomTargetingError) [DateError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.DateError) [DateTimeRangeTargetingError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.DateTimeRangeTargetingError) [DayPartTargetingError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.DayPartTargetingError) [EntityLimitReachedError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.EntityLimitReachedError) [FeatureError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.FeatureError) [ForecastAdjustmentError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.ForecastAdjustmentError) [ForecastError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.ForecastError) **GenericTargetingError** [GeoTargetingError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.GeoTargetingError) [InternalApiError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.InternalApiError) [InvalidUrlError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.InvalidUrlError) [InventoryTargetingError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.InventoryTargetingError) [InventoryUnitError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.InventoryUnitError) [InventoryUnitSizesError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.InventoryUnitSizesError) [NotNullError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.NotNullError) [NullError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.NullError) [ParseError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.ParseError) [PermissionError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.PermissionError) [PublisherQueryLanguageConte...](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.PublisherQueryLanguageContextError \"PublisherQueryLanguageContextError\") [PublisherQueryLanguageSynta...](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.PublisherQueryLanguageSyntaxError \"PublisherQueryLanguageSyntaxError\") [QuotaError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.QuotaError) [RequiredCollectionError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.RequiredCollectionError) [RequiredError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.RequiredError) [ServerError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.ServerError) [StatementError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.StatementError) [StringFormatError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.StringFormatError) [StringLengthError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.StringLengthError) [TechnologyTargetingError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.TechnologyTargetingError) [TrafficForecastSegmentError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.TrafficForecastSegmentError) [TypeError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.TypeError) [UniqueError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.UniqueError) [UserDomainTargetingError](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.UserDomainTargetingError)\n\nTargeting validation errors that can be used by different targeting types.\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nNamespace\n:\n `https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411`\n\n| Field ----- ||\n|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| **`ApiError` (inherited)** ||\n| ### `fieldPath` | ` `xsd:`string` The OGNL field path to identify cause of error. |\n| ### `fieldPathElements` | ` `[FieldPathElement](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.FieldPathElement)`[]` 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)}. |\n| ### `trigger` | ` `xsd:`string` The data that caused the error. |\n| ### `errorString` | ` `xsd:`string` A simple string representation of the error and reason. |\n| **`GenericTargetingError`** ||\n| ### `reason` | ` `[GenericTargetingError.Reason](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.GenericTargetingError.Reason)` ` *** ** * ** *** **Enumerations** `CONFLICTING_INCLUSION_OR_EXCLUSION_OF_SIBLINGS` : Both including and excluding sibling criteria is disallowed. `INCLUDING_DESCENDANTS_OF_EXCLUDED_CRITERIA` : Including descendants of excluded criteria is disallowed. `UNKNOWN` : The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version. \u003cbr /\u003e |"]]
