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2022/02/17

Display Ads (Auction) Converting feature to Final URL format

■Update
February 17, 2022: Updated information after the completion of feature change for the migration.
January 26, 2022: Updated the information after the release.
January 11, 2022: Announced the release schedule.
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Document Number: APIE-FY21-2309


Dear customers,

Thank you for using Yahoo! JAPAN Ads.

We have provided a feature to convert ads in destination URL format (old)
to final URL format. In addition, we will make feature changes to
encourage the migration to the final URL format.
Please see the following details.


1. Product:
　Yahoo! JAPAN Ads Display Ads (Auction)

2. feature to convert to Final URL format:
　■Overview
　The destination URL format (old) will close in the future, except for
　some items in Dynamic Ads for Display.
　Along with this close, we will provide a function to convert ads in
　the destination URL format (old) to the final URL (new).
　
　You can convert all at once by selecting the campaign, ad group, or
　ad to convert from the list screen of the Campaign Management Tool.
　Click "Bulk edits" and select the menu for converting.
　
　When you select a campaign or ad group, you can convert all ads under
　that campaign or ad group.

　■Date:
　January 26, 2022 (Wed)

　■Tools:
　Campaign Management Tool

3. Feature changes to encourage the migration to the final URL format:
　(1) Feature to display number of ads with destination URL format (old)
　■Overview
　It became available to check the number of ads with destination URL
　format (old) from the recommendations view.
　You can check the migration progress of your entire account.
　
　The recommendations view will appear by clicking "Recommendations"
　in the left side menu of the Display Ads Campaign Management Tool.

　■Date:
　February 16, 2022 (Wed)

　■Tools:
　Campaign Management Tool

　(2) Only the final URL format can be selected when creating a new ad
　■Overview
　You can only select "Final URL" when creating a new ad.
　Note that you can select the destination URL format (old) when editing an ad.

　■Date:
　February 16, 2022 (Wed)

　■Tools:
　Campaign Management Tool, Campaign Editor

4.Yahoo! JAPAN Ads Display Ads API:
　You can only select "Final URL" when creating a new ad on Yahoo! JAPAN
　Ads Display Ads API.
　We will make another announcement once the schedule has been decided.

　*Yahoo! JAPAN Ads Display Ads API will not provide features to convert
　to the final URL format or to check the number of ads in the
　destination URL format (old).

5. Note:
　We are planning to convert ads in the old format automatically.
　To avoid unintended settings when converting automatically, convert
　to the final URL format as soon as possible by using the converting
　feature to be provided.

　*Information on automatic converting and close of the old format
　will be announced once the details are determined.

6. Note:
　Learn more from the PDF document.
　

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Sincerely,
Yahoo! JAPAN API support team