Migrate from v8 to v9

This page details the necessary updates to make to your Structured Data Files integration when migrating from v8 to v9 and provides a comprehensive list of all changes between the two versions.

For details on how to update your selected SDF version, see our general v9 migration guide.

Updates

Make these updates to your integration to use v9.

Declare whether line items will serve EU political ads

You must declare whether a new line item will serve EU political ads using a new Contains EU Political Ads column in the Line Item file type.

This field is required when creating new line items or updating any of the following columns for an existing line item:

  • Geography Targeting - Include
  • Geography Targeting - Exclude
  • Geography Regional Location List Targeting - Include
  • Geography Regional Location List Targeting - Exclude
  • Proximity Targeting
  • Proximity Location List Targeting

If you have declared that the parent advertiser does not serve EU political ads, new line items will be assigned the No value if the column is not set.

Update name of Line Item "TrueView Content Filter" column

The TrueView Content Filter column in the Line Item file type has been renamed Inventory Mode. No other changes need to be made to the column content.

Add Ad Group Demand Gen Inventory Source Strategy columns

New Demand Gen Inventory Source Strategy and Demand Gen Enabled Inventory Sources columns have been added to Ad Group files.

The Demand Gen Inventory Source Strategy column is required for Ad Groups with a Video Ad Format column value of Demand Gen.

Comprehensive list of changes

StatusEntityFieldPropertyValue(s)
AddedLine Item QAContains EU Political Ads
TrueView Video Ad Inventory Control
AddedLine ItemContains EU Political Ads
AddedAd Group QADemand Gen Enabled Inventory Sources
Demand Gen Inventory Source Strategy
AddedAd GroupDemand Gen Enabled Inventory Sources
Demand Gen Inventory Source Strategy
ChangedLine Item QATrueView Content FilterNameInventory Mode
ChangedLine ItemTrueView Content FilterNameInventory Mode