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enum InventoryTargetingError.Reason (v202411)

AI-generated Key Takeaways

InventoryTargetingError.Reason defines why a target error occurred in Google Ad Manager.
Targeting and exclusion rules have limitations, such as not targeting and excluding the same inventory unit simultaneously.
Inventory unit targeting is restricted by ancestral relationships and explicit targeting settings.
YouTube audience segment targeting requires YouTube shared inventory for cross-selling purposes.
The error reasons are applicable to various Google Ad Manager services like AdRuleService, AdjustmentService, and others.

Service

AdRuleService AdjustmentService ForecastService LineItemService LineItemTemplateService NativeStyleService OrderService ProposalLineItemService PublisherQueryLanguageService TargetingPresetService YieldGroupService

Dependencies

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.