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ad_group_criterion_simulation
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An ad group criterion simulation. Supported combinations of advertising
channel type, criterion type, simulation type, and simulation modification
method are detailed below respectively. Hotel AdGroupCriterion simulation
operations starting in V5.
Fields from the above resources may be selected along with this
resource in your SELECT and WHERE clauses. These fields will not segment
metrics in your SELECT clause.
Output only. The resource name of the ad group criterion simulation. Ad group criterion simulation resource names have the form: customers/{customer_id}/adGroupCriterionSimulations/{ad_group_id}~{criterion_id}~{type}~{modification_method}~{start_date}~{end_date}
Category
ATTRIBUTE
Data Type
RESOURCE_NAME
Type URL
N/A
Filterable
True
Selectable
True
Sortable
False
Repeated
False
ad_group_criterion_simulation.start_date
Field description
Output only. First day on which the simulation is based, in YYYY-MM-DD format.
Category
ATTRIBUTE
Data Type
DATE
Type URL
N/A
Filterable
True
Selectable
True
Sortable
True
Repeated
False
ad_group_criterion_simulation.type
Field description
Output only. The field that the simulation modifies.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2026-04-22 UTC."],[],[]]