VAST-2.0-linear-tracking-quartiles
<Linear> has no standard quartile tracking events — measurement system receives no signal
WarningAmbiguousIAB VAST 4.1 §3.14.2VAST 2.0 and later (all versions)
A `<Linear>` creative with no `<TrackingEvents>` containing any of `start`, `firstQuartile`, `midpoint`, `thirdQuartile`, or `complete` will serve and deliver impressions but return zero measurement signal. The advertiser's reporting system has no way to verify viewability or completion rates. While the VAST spec marks `<TrackingEvents>` as optional (minOccurs=0), omitting all five standard quartile events is a complete measurement blackout in practice.
Invalid
<Linear>
<Duration>00:00:30</Duration>
<!-- no <TrackingEvents> — measurement system receives no signal -->
<MediaFiles>
<MediaFile delivery="progressive" type="video/mp4" width="1280" height="720">
<![CDATA[https://example.com/ad.mp4]]>
</MediaFile>
</MediaFiles>
</Linear>Valid
<Linear>
<Duration>00:00:30</Duration>
<TrackingEvents>
<Tracking event="start"><![CDATA[https://example.com/track?e=start]]></Tracking>
<Tracking event="firstQuartile"><![CDATA[https://example.com/track?e=q1]]></Tracking>
<Tracking event="midpoint"><![CDATA[https://example.com/track?e=mid]]></Tracking>
<Tracking event="thirdQuartile"><![CDATA[https://example.com/track?e=q3]]></Tracking>
<Tracking event="complete"><![CDATA[https://example.com/track?e=complete]]></Tracking>
</TrackingEvents>
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