How to track clicks on VAST 3.0 wrapped creatives?

ads, vast

Solution

You should have Creative element ie

<Creatives>
    <Creative>
       <Linear>

your xml is broken.

Problem

My server returns VAST 3.0 XML with wrapper referring to 3rd party creative: ``` <VAST version="3.0"> <Ad> <Wrapper> <AdSystem>MyAdSystem</AdSystem> <Impression>http://myserver/impression_tracker</Impression> <VASTAdTagURI>http://ad.doubleclick.net/pfadx/N270.126913.6102203221521/B3876671.21;dcadv=2215309;sz=0x0;ord=%5Btimestamp%5D;dcmt=text/xml</VASTAdTagURI> <Creatives> <Linear> <VideoClicks> <ClickTracking>http://myserver/click_tracker</ClickTracking> </VideoClicks> </Linear> </Creatives> </Wrapper> </Ad> </VAST> ``` Inserting it into Google's Video Suite Inspector either through specifying server handler URL or by copy/pasting XML correctly show pre-roll ad (video starting with cityscape/double click logo) followed by test video (android) and correctly pings impression tracking URL when first frame of ad is played. My problem is: clicking on ad redirects to click-through URL specified inside wrapped creative and completely ignores `<VideoClicks>` section from my outer wrapper no matter if I use `<ClickThrough>`, `<ClickTracking>` or both. After reading spec I'm still unsure, is it: - Just limitation of Google's testing player? - Error in my XML? - Limitation of spec itself, that'd would make click tracking by wrapper possible only if it supported by additional parameters to handler on "real" ad in `<VASTAdTagURI>`?

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