Copy elements
You can copy and paste elements (campaigns, ad groups, and ads) to save your time On the Campaign Management Tool.
Outlines
Copy and paste elements
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- You can copy the existing elements and paste to create a new one.
- When you copy a campaign or ad group, you will have entities under it in the new campaign or ad group.
- You can work on different things while the system pastes your elements background.
- Check the status in the “Copy status.”
- You can copy and paste following elements.
- Campaign
- Ad group
- Ad
- Note
- You can copy ads only in the final URL format. When selecting some ads in the destination URL format for copying, those ads are not copied.
Note that when some ads are skipped to be copied, those ads are displayed as "Copied (some skipped)" at the results on the "Copy status" view, however you cannot now which ads were skipped specifically. Learn more about the "Copy status" view on "Check status".
- You can copy ads only in the final URL format. When selecting some ads in the destination URL format for copying, those ads are not copied.
Copy and paste elements
To duplicate your elements, take the following steps:
Copy elements
Paste elements
- Tips
- Up to 100 elements per action.
- The following examples describe the cases you can’t paste:
- Campaign goals differ between copying and pasting elements.
(Only when the goals are “Video view,” “Item list promotion,” or “App promotion.) - App names, app OS, or app ID differ between copying and pasting elements.
(Only for the goal “Item list promotion”) - The ad group has device targeting except for smartphones and tablets when pasting to the “App promotion” campaign.
- The copied new ad group’s bid or target CPA isn’t available for the campaign’s bid strategy.
- Campaign goals differ between copying and pasting elements.
- The "Results" column in “Copy status” shows the detailed reason for not completing the paste process.
Check status
When you paste and copy a large number of elements, the process may take time.You can check the paste status in the Display Ads’ campaign management tool.
Check the message
A message appears in the top right corner when the pasting completes.Check the copy status
You can always check the paste status from Tools icon > Copy status under Action management.The following status appear in the “Copy status.”
Status | Description |
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Waiting | The pasting process hasn’t started. |
Completed | The pasting process is finished. |
Copied (some skipped) | Some ads (in the destination URL format) are skipped and not copied. |
Failed | The pasting process was failed. |
Pasting (xx%) | The pasting process is running. |
Canceled | The pasting process is stopped. |
- Tips
- You can stop the pasting process while the status is “Pasting.”
Click “Cancel” to stop.