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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.

1. DISPLAY - KEYWORD - CPC_BID - UNIFORM
2. SEARCH - KEYWORD - CPC_BID - UNIFORM
3. SHOPPING - LISTING_GROUP - CPC_BID - UNIFORM
4. HOTEL - LISTING_GROUP - CPC_BID - UNIFORM
5. HOTEL - LISTING_GROUP - PERCENT_CPC_BID - UNIFORM

| Attributed resources |
|---|
| [ad_group](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group) |
| [ad_group_criterion](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group_criterion) |
| [campaign](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/campaign) |
| [customer](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/customer) |

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.

## ad_group_criterion_simulation.ad_group_id

Field descriptionOutput only. AdGroup ID of the simulation.
Category`ATTRIBUTE` Data Type`INT64` Type URL`N/A` FilterableTrue SelectableTrue SortableTrue RepeatedFalse Selectable with The following fields/resources can be selected with this field:
[ad_group_criterion_simulation](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group_criterion_simulation)

## ad_group_criterion_simulation.cpc_bid_point_list.points

Field descriptionProjected metrics for a series of CPC bid amounts.
Category`ATTRIBUTE` Data Type`MESSAGE` Type URL`https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v26/CpcBidSimulationPoint` FilterableFalse SelectableTrue SortableFalse RepeatedTrue Selectable with The following fields/resources can be selected with this field:
[ad_group_criterion_simulation](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group_criterion_simulation)

## ad_group_criterion_simulation.criterion_id

Field descriptionOutput only. Criterion ID of the simulation.
Category`ATTRIBUTE` Data Type`INT64` Type URL`N/A` FilterableTrue SelectableTrue SortableTrue RepeatedFalse Selectable with The following fields/resources can be selected with this field:
[ad_group_criterion_simulation](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group_criterion_simulation)

## ad_group_criterion_simulation.end_date

Field descriptionOutput only. Last day on which the simulation is based, in YYYY-MM-DD
format.
Category`ATTRIBUTE` Data Type`DATE` Type URL`N/A` FilterableTrue SelectableTrue SortableTrue RepeatedFalse Selectable with The following fields/resources can be selected with this field:
[ad_group_criterion_simulation](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group_criterion_simulation)

## ad_group_criterion_simulation.modification_method

Field descriptionOutput only. How the simulation modifies the field.
Category`ATTRIBUTE` Data Type `ENUM`
`DEFAULT``SCALING``UNIFORM``UNKNOWN``UNSPECIFIED` Type URL`https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v26/SimulationModificationMethodEnum.SimulationModificationMethod` FilterableTrue SelectableTrue SortableTrue RepeatedFalse Selectable with The following fields/resources can be selected with this field:
[ad_group_criterion_simulation](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group_criterion_simulation)

## ad_group_criterion_simulation.percent_cpc_bid_point_list.points

Field descriptionProjected metrics for a series of percent CPC bid amounts.
Category`ATTRIBUTE` Data Type`MESSAGE` Type URL`https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v26/PercentCpcBidSimulationPoint` FilterableFalse SelectableTrue SortableFalse RepeatedTrue Selectable with The following fields/resources can be selected with this field:
[ad_group_criterion_simulation](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group_criterion_simulation)

## ad_group_criterion_simulation.resource_name

Field descriptionOutput 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` FilterableTrue SelectableTrue SortableFalse RepeatedFalse Selectable with The following fields/resources can be selected with this field:
[ad_group_criterion_simulation](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group_criterion_simulation)

## ad_group_criterion_simulation.start_date

Field descriptionOutput only. First day on which the simulation is based, in YYYY-MM-DD
format.
Category`ATTRIBUTE` Data Type`DATE` Type URL`N/A` FilterableTrue SelectableTrue SortableTrue RepeatedFalse Selectable with The following fields/resources can be selected with this field:
[ad_group_criterion_simulation](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group_criterion_simulation)

## ad_group_criterion_simulation.type

Field descriptionOutput only. The field that the simulation modifies.
Category`ATTRIBUTE` Data Type `ENUM`
`BID_MODIFIER``BUDGET``CPC_BID``CPV_BID``PERCENT_CPC_BID``TARGET_CPA``TARGET_IMPRESSION_SHARE``TARGET_ROAS``UNKNOWN``UNSPECIFIED` Type URL`https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v26/SimulationTypeEnum.SimulationType` FilterableTrue SelectableTrue SortableTrue RepeatedFalse Selectable with The following fields/resources can be selected with this field:
[ad_group_criterion_simulation](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v26/ad_group_criterion_simulation)