Bid strategy optimal cost total column

Displays the amount that a bid strategy should spend to achieve target (and operate efficiently) for a selected date range.  The number combines Bid strategy optimal cost and Bid strategy optimal cost due. The optimal cost total combines Bid Strategy Conversions Due and Bid strategy optimal cost. 

The metrics in this column are click-date aligned.

You can use this column in a formula column by specifying the Bid_strategy_optimal_cost_total variable.

Add this column to a report

1. Navigate to an advertiser.

2. In the upper right corner, select a date range.

3. Do any of the following:

   • To view the performance for all bid strategies, in the left navigation panel, click Bid strategies.

     Alternatively, to view the performance of selected bid strategies, select the check boxes and click Filter to select bid strategies or filter the report to include only the bid strategies that you want.

   • To view the performance of a specific bid strategy:

     1. In the left navigation panel, click Bid strategies.

     2. Click the name of the bid strategy.

     3. Click the Overview or Keywords tab.

4. If the column isn't already in the reporting table:

   1. Click the Columns button above the performance summary graph.

   2. In the Search for columns box, type the column name.

   3. Click + next to the column name to add the column to the Selected columns list.

5. Click Apply.