SIMID-1.1-iframe-simid-url-empty
<IFrameResource> in SIMID <NonLinear> must contain a non-empty URL
ErrorNonlinearIAB SIMID 1.1 §3.5.1
The element inside a SIMID nonlinear must contain a non-empty URL. This URL is what the player loads into the sandboxed iframe. An empty or whitespace-only text content means the player has no creative URL and will skip the nonlinear ad entirely.
The <IFrameResource> element inside a SIMID nonlinear <NonLinear> must contain a non-empty URL. This URL is what the player loads into the sandboxed iframe. An empty or whitespace-only text content means the player has no creative URL and will skip the nonlinear ad entirely.
How to fix
Add the HTTPS URL of your SIMID nonlinear creative HTML document as the text content of <IFrameResource>, wrapped in a CDATA section.
Invalid
<NonLinear apiFramework="SIMID" width="480" height="70">
<IFrameResource type="text/html"><![CDATA[ ]]></IFrameResource>
</NonLinear>Valid
<NonLinear apiFramework="SIMID" width="480" height="70">
<IFrameResource type="text/html">
<![CDATA[https://example.com/overlay.html]]>
</IFrameResource>
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