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A `CustomCriteriaSet` is composed of `CustomCriteriaNode` objects, linked via a specified `logicalOperator` (AND/OR). These nodes can be `CustomCriteriaLeaf`, `CustomCriteria` or other criteria, which are subject to `Targeting.customTargeting` rules. The `children` attribute in `CustomCriteriaSet` holds an array of these custom criteria nodes, which is a mandatory attribute.\n"],null,["# type CustomCriteriaSet (v202408)\n\n**Service** \n[AdRuleService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/AdRuleService.CustomCriteriaSet) [AdjustmentService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/AdjustmentService.CustomCriteriaSet) [AudienceSegmentService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/AudienceSegmentService.CustomCriteriaSet) **ForecastService** [LineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.CustomCriteriaSet) [NativeStyleService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/NativeStyleService.CustomCriteriaSet) [ProposalLineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ProposalLineItemService.CustomCriteriaSet) [ProposalService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ProposalService.CustomCriteriaSet) [PublisherQueryLanguageService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/PublisherQueryLanguageService.CustomCriteriaSet) [TargetingPresetService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/TargetingPresetService.CustomCriteriaSet) [YieldGroupService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/YieldGroupService.CustomCriteriaSet) **Dependencies** \n[Targeting](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.Targeting) \n▼\n**CustomCriteriaSet** **Inheritance** \n[CustomCriteriaNode](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteriaNode) \n▼\n[CustomCriteriaLeaf](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteriaLeaf) **CustomCriteriaSet**\n\nA [CustomCriteriaSet](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteriaSet) comprises of a set of [CustomCriteriaNode](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteriaNode) objects combined by\nthe [CustomCriteriaSet.LogicalOperator.logicalOperator](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteriaSet.LogicalOperator#logicalOperator). The custom criteria targeting tree\nis subject to the rules defined on [Targeting.customTargeting](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.Targeting#customTargeting).\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nNamespace\n:\n `https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202408`\n\n| Field ----- ||\n|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| **`CustomCriteriaNode` (inherited)** ||\n| **`CustomCriteriaSet`** ||\n| ### `logicalOperator` | ` `[CustomCriteriaSet.LogicalOp...](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteriaSet.LogicalOperator \"CustomCriteriaSet.LogicalOperator\")` ` The logical operator to be applied to [CustomCriteriaSet.children](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteriaSet#children). This attribute is required. *** ** * ** *** **Enumerations** `AND` : `OR` : \u003cbr /\u003e This attribute is required. |\n| ### `children` | 1. ` `[CustomCriteriaNode](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteriaNode)`[]` 1. ` `[CustomCriteriaSet](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteriaSet)` ` 2. ` `[CustomCriteriaLeaf](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteriaLeaf)` ` 1. ` `[CustomCriteria](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CustomCriteria)` ` 2. ` `[CmsMetadataCriteria](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.CmsMetadataCriteria)` ` 3. ` `[AudienceSegmentCriteria](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.AudienceSegmentCriteria)` ` \u003cbr /\u003e The custom criteria. This attribute is required. |"]]
