Your default views and custom views allow you to customize the performance data that is displayed within the search campaign data views. View settings include the columns to include, filters, date range, conversion attribution settings, and other advanced settings — and you can either apply the settings temporarily or save them. (Exception: You can’t save filters for default views.) Each default and regular custom view is applicable for a specific entity view (such as Campaigns) and specific advertiser account only. Each universal custom view is applicable across entity views for a specific advertiser and therefore can’t include property columns (such as entity name or status), which vary by entity type.
Default views are displayed by default each time you log in. You can create additional custom views and apply them anytime. You optionally can share any custom view you create with all other users who can view the advertiser’s data. In your view lists, each view that another person is sharing is italicized, such as “Top-performing Campaigns.” Only the person who creates a custom view can delete it.
Each view is available as a shortcut in the Custom Views section of the left panel.
(Default views) In the main menu, click Search > Campaigns > Campaigns. In the submenus, click Live > [entity type].
(Custom views) From the left navigation panel:
In the left panel, click the Custom Views menu to expand it.
Views are sorted by applicable entity.
Expand the available menus.
“Universal Views” includes custom views that can be used across all entity views. All other custom views are grouped by entity type.
Click the view name.
If the view is universal or applies to the current entity, then the data table is re-displayed according to the view configuration. If the view applies to a different entity, then data for the applicable entity is displayed according to the view configuration.
Custom views are applicable to the campaign management views only.
In addition to the view settings that you specify for the custom view, the current column sort order is also saved.
On the right side of the toolbar above the data table, click the name of the current view (which might be “Default”).
Specify the custom view settings:
(Optional) To make the data settings available across all entity views (for Campaigns, Ads, and so on), select Universal View.
Once you enable or disable this option, you can’t save the change to the existing view but can create a new view with the change.
(Optional) To make the view available to all other users who can view the advertiser’s data, move the Shared slider to Yes.
(Optional) On the Columns tab, change the columns available for the tab, their order, and how to sort the rows.
(Optional) Click the Filters tab, and then specify any filters to apply.
Applying filters returns rows only when the value for a metric meets specified criteria, whether or not the metric is included as a column in the report.
(Optional) Click the Date tab, and change the default date settings.
(Optional) Click the Additional Settings tab, and change the settings.
Click Save as New.
Enter the name of the new view, and then click Save.
Use a name that will help you identify the tab and the information to which it applies (such as “Paused Campaigns” or “Top 50 Ads”).
Open the view settings:
(If you’ve already applied the view) On the right side of the toolbar above the data table, click the name of the current view (which might be “Default”).
(Custom views that aren’t applied) In the left panel, click to expand the Custom Views menu. Click the custom view name.
Edit the view settings:
(Optional) To enable or disable the data settings across all search entity views (for Campaigns, Ad Groups, and so on), select or deselect Universal View.
You can’t save the change to the existing view but can create a new view with the change.
(Optional; custom views that you created only) If the view isn’t already public, make it available to all other users who can view the advertiser’s data by moving the Shared slider to Yes.
(Optional) On the Columns tab, change the columns available for the tab, their order, and how to sort the rows.
(Optional) Click the Filters tab, and then edit the filters to apply.
Applying filters returns rows only when the value for a metric meets specified criteria, whether or not the metric is included as a column in the report.
You can apply but not save changes to filters to your default view settings.
(Optional) Click the Date tab and change the default date settings.
(Optional) Click the Additional Settings tab and change the settings.
Apply or save the settings:
To apply the settings temporarily without saving them to the view, click Apply.
The settings are applied to the tab until you move away from the top-level management view or (when applicable) view data for another advertiser.
(For default views and custom views that you created) To save the settings to the current view, click Save.
To save the settings to a new, custom view, click Save As. In the Enter New Custom View Name window, enter the name of the new view, and then click Save.
Restoring the default view settings removes all settings you have saved and reapplies the system default settings.
The system default settings vary by tab. For most tabs, the system default view shows data for the previous day for items in enabled accounts and that are active (for example, only active ad groups in active campaigns), with the data sorted by cost, and with conversion data based on transaction date.
In the left panel, click to expand the Custom Views menu.
Views are sorted by applicable entity.
Next to the view name, click .
You can delete any custom view that you created.
If you delete a custom view that’s applied to the current tab, the tab continues to show the custom view until you move outside of the view set (for example, from views within the Search menu to the Reports menu) or (when applicable) when you view data for another advertiser.
In the left panel, click to expand the Custom Views menu.
Hold the cursor over the custom view name, and then click .
In the confirmation message, click Continue.
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[Above all tabs] | Name | A unique name for the view. You can’t edit the name of a default view. Tip: Use a name that will help you identify the tab and the information to which it applies (such as “Paused Campaigns” or “Top 50 Ads”). |
Universal View | Makes the data settings available across all entity views (for Campaigns, Ads, and so on). Universal views can include metric and label classification columns — but not property columns (such as entity name and status) because they differ by entity type — as well as all other view attributes. Any filter criteria are applied to the entity view when applicable and are ignored otherwise. All metric filters are evaluated locally (for example, for clicks > 1000, the Campaigns view will show campaigns with more than 1000 clicks, and the Ad Groups view will show ad groups with more than 1000 clicks). The property columns for a universal view are pulled from the entity’s default view. You can change the default property columns for a specific entity in the default view settings. Once you enable or disable this option, you can’t save the change to the existing view but can create a new view with the change. |
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Share | (Custom views only; optional) Makes the view available to all other users who can view the advertiser’s data. Other users can’t edit or delete the view, but they can create a new view from the settings.In your view lists, each view that another person is sharing is italicized, such as “Top-performing Campaigns.” | |
Columns | Selected Columns & Ordering | The columns of data that are displayed, and their order:
To list only a specific type of data, click any of the icons beside the list:
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Sort By | The column by which to sort the data. The default value is different for each report type. | |
Sort Order | Whether to sort the data in Ascending or Descending order. Move the slider to select an option. | |
Filters | [Filter definitions] | (Optional) Filters to apply to data. Applying filters returns rows only when the value for a column meets specified criteria. For each filter to apply:
![]() For example, if you’ve selected the “Clicks” column and want to return only rows with more than 100 clicks, then select > and enter Depending on the data type, available operators may include greater than, less than, equals, contains, doesn’t contain, starts with, ends with,no value, or has value before, after,or no date. (Filters without input fields) Click Notes:
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Include rows with performance data only | (Ad Groups, Keyword, Product Groups, Placements, and Auto Targets views only) Includes only rows with performance data during the specified dates. By default, this option is selected to reduce the page load time. Warning: If you de-select the option and the view includes many entities without performance data, the data will take longer to be displayed. Note: You can apply but not save changes to filters to your default view settings. Default views always show only entities with performance data. |
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Date | Date Range | (When "Include date range is selected) The date range for which to generate data. Choose one option:
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Comparison | Compares data for the specified date range with data for a second date range. When you select this option, two additional columns will be added for each regular data column. For example, instead of including just one column for “Impressions,” the report will include columns for “Impressions Range 1,” “Impressions Range 2,” and “Impressions Difference.” Notes:
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Comparison Format | How to express the difference between data in the two selected date ranges in the “[Data field] Difference” column. Choose one option:
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Additional Settings | Use Default | Applies the attribution settings specified in the advertiser-level conversion attribution settings. |
Attribution Rule | (Advertisers with the Adobe Advertising pixel-based conversion tracking service only) Within the tab, how to attribute conversion data — potentially across multiple ad channels and portfolios — in a series of events that lead to a conversion. By default, the rule specified in the advertiser-level conversion attribution settings is selected.
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Conversions Based On | How to report conversion data:
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