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enum InventoryTargetingError.Reason (v202411)

AI-generated Key Takeaways

InventoryTargetingError.Reason outlines the possible reasons for targeting errors when setting up ad inventory in Google Ad Manager.
These reasons primarily revolve around conflicts or restrictions in targeting or excluding placements and inventory units, such as targeting overlapping inventory or violating parent-child relationships.
Specific reasons include scenarios like targeting an ancestor and descendant inventory unit simultaneously, or trying to target a landing page-only ad unit without children.
The error reasons help ensure accurate and valid inventory targeting within Ad Manager campaigns.

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InventoryTargetingError

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InventoryTargetingError.Reason

The reasons for the target error.

Enumeration	Description
`AT_LEAST_ONE_PLACEMENT_OR_INVENTORY_UNIT_REQUIRED`	At least one placement or inventory unit is required
`INVENTORY_CANNOT_BE_TARGETED_AND_EXCLUDED`	The same inventory unit or placement cannot be targeted and excluded at the same time
`INVENTORY_UNIT_CANNOT_BE_TARGETED_IF_ANCESTOR_IS_TARGETED`	A child inventory unit cannot be targeted if its ancestor inventory unit is also targeted.
`INVENTORY_UNIT_CANNOT_BE_TARGETED_IF_ANCESTOR_IS_EXCLUDED`	A child inventory unit cannot be targeted if its ancestor inventory unit is excluded.
`INVENTORY_UNIT_CANNOT_BE_EXCLUDED_IF_ANCESTOR_IS_EXCLUDED`	A child inventory unit cannot be excluded if its ancestor inventory unit is also excluded.
`EXPLICITLY_TARGETED_INVENTORY_UNIT_CANNOT_BE_TARGETED`	An explicitly targeted inventory unit cannot be targeted.
`EXPLICITLY_TARGETED_INVENTORY_UNIT_CANNOT_BE_EXCLUDED`	An explicitly targeted inventory unit cannot be excluded.
`SELF_ONLY_INVENTORY_UNIT_NOT_ALLOWED`	A landing page-only ad unit cannot be targeted.
`SELF_ONLY_INVENTORY_UNIT_WITHOUT_DESCENDANTS`	A landing page-only ad unit cannot be targeted if it doesn't have any children.
`YOUTUBE_AUDIENCE_SEGMENTS_CAN_ONLY_BE_TARGETED_WITH_YOUTUBE_SHARED_INVENTORY`	Audience segments shared from YouTube can only be targeted with inventory shared from YouTube for cross selling.
`UNKNOWN`	The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.