ExperimentError

  • Experiment errors include issues with dates, names, statuses, and campaign settings.

  • Date-related errors encompass start dates in the past or too far in the future, and end dates before start dates or in the past.

  • Name and status errors involve duplicate experiment names, inability to modify removed or past-end-date experiments, and invalid status transitions.

  • Campaign and traffic split errors cover invalid channel types, overlapping members/date ranges, incorrect traffic splits, and issues with budgets or ad types.

Enum describing possible experiment errors.

Enums

UNSPECIFIED

 Enum unspecified.

UNKNOWN

 The received error code is not known in this version.

CANNOT_SET_START_DATE_IN_PAST

 The start date of an experiment cannot be set in the past. Use a start date in the future.

END_DATE_BEFORE_START_DATE

 The end date of an experiment is before its start date. Use an end date after the start date.

START_DATE_TOO_FAR_IN_FUTURE

 The start date of an experiment is too far in the future. Use a start date no more than 1 year in the future.

DUPLICATE_EXPERIMENT_NAME

 The experiment has the same name as an existing active experiment.

CANNOT_MODIFY_REMOVED_EXPERIMENT

 Experiments can only be modified when they are ENABLED.

START_DATE_ALREADY_PASSED

 The start date of an experiment cannot be modified if the existing start date has already passed.

CANNOT_SET_END_DATE_IN_PAST

 The end date of an experiment cannot be set in the past.

CANNOT_SET_STATUS_TO_REMOVED

 The status of an experiment cannot be set to REMOVED.

CANNOT_MODIFY_PAST_END_DATE

 The end date of an expired experiment cannot be modified.

INVALID_STATUS

 The status is invalid.

INVALID_CAMPAIGN_CHANNEL_TYPE

 Experiment arm contains campaigns with invalid advertising channel type.

OVERLAPPING_MEMBERS_AND_DATE_RANGE

 A pair of trials share members and have overlapping date ranges.

INVALID_TRIAL_ARM_TRAFFIC_SPLIT

 Experiment arm contains invalid traffic split.

TRAFFIC_SPLIT_OVERLAPPING

 Experiment contains trial arms with overlapping traffic split.

SUM_TRIAL_ARM_TRAFFIC_UNEQUALS_TO_TRIAL_TRAFFIC_SPLIT_DENOMINATOR

 The total traffic split of trial arms is not equal to 100.

CANNOT_MODIFY_TRAFFIC_SPLIT_AFTER_START

 Traffic split related settings (like traffic share bounds) can't be modified after the experiment has started.

EXPERIMENT_NOT_FOUND

 The experiment could not be found.

EXPERIMENT_NOT_YET_STARTED

 Experiment has not begun.

CANNOT_HAVE_MULTIPLE_CONTROL_ARMS

 The experiment cannot have more than one control arm.

IN_DESIGN_CAMPAIGNS_NOT_SET

 The experiment doesn't set in-design campaigns.

CANNOT_SET_STATUS_TO_GRADUATED

 Clients must use the graduate action to graduate experiments and cannot set the status to GRADUATED directly.

CANNOT_CREATE_EXPERIMENT_CAMPAIGN_WITH_SHARED_BUDGET

 Cannot use shared budget on base campaign when scheduling an experiment.

CANNOT_CREATE_EXPERIMENT_CAMPAIGN_WITH_CUSTOM_BUDGET

 Cannot use custom budget on base campaign when scheduling an experiment.

STATUS_TRANSITION_INVALID

 Invalid status transition.

DUPLICATE_EXPERIMENT_CAMPAIGN_NAME

 The experiment campaign name conflicts with a pre-existing campaign.

CANNOT_REMOVE_IN_CREATION_EXPERIMENT

 Cannot remove in creation experiments.

CANNOT_ADD_CAMPAIGN_WITH_DEPRECATED_AD_TYPES

 Cannot add campaign with deprecated ad types. Deprecated ad types: ENHANCED_DISPLAY, GALLERY, GMAIL, KEYWORDLESS, TEXT.

CANNOT_ENABLE_SYNC_FOR_UNSUPPORTED_EXPERIMENT_TYPE

 Sync can only be enabled for supported experiment types. Supported experiment types: SEARCH_CUSTOM, DISPLAY_CUSTOM, DISPLAY_AUTOMATED_BIDDING_STRATEGY, SEARCH_AUTOMATED_BIDDING_STRATEGY.

INVALID_DURATION_FOR_AN_EXPERIMENT

 Experiment length cannot be longer than max length.

MISSING_EU_POLITICAL_ADVERTISING_SELF_DECLARATION

 The experiment's campaigns must self-declare whether they contain political advertising that targets the European Union.