SIMID-variable-duration-value

Q: How do I fix the SIMID error "SIMID-variable-duration-value"?

Set variableDuration to "true" or "false". If you do not need variable duration, omit the attribute entirely.

Q: What does "variableDuration must be "true" or "false" if present" mean in a VAST tag?

The optional variableDuration attribute on signals that the creative may extend the ad break (e.g. for an interactive game or survey). It is a boolean attribute and must be exactly "true" or "false". Other values — including "1", "yes", or an empty string — are not valid per spec and will be silently ignored or treated as false by most players.

variableDuration must be "true" or "false" if present

WarningAttributesSIMID 1.2 §3.1

The optional attribute on signals that the creative may extend the ad break (e.g. for an interactive game or survey). It is a boolean attribute and must be exactly or . Other values — including , , or an empty string — are not valid per spec and will be silently ignored or treated as false by most players.

The optional variableDuration attribute on <InteractiveCreativeFile> signals that the creative may extend the ad break (e.g. for an interactive game or survey). It is a boolean attribute and must be exactly "true" or "false". Other values — including "1", "yes", or an empty string — are not valid per spec and will be silently ignored or treated as false by most players.

How to fix

Set variableDuration to "true" or "false". If you do not need variable duration, omit the attribute entirely.

Invalid

<InteractiveCreativeFile type="text/html" apiFramework="SIMID" variableDuration="1">
  <![CDATA[https://example.com/creative.html]]>
</InteractiveCreativeFile>

Valid

<InteractiveCreativeFile type="text/html" apiFramework="SIMID" variableDuration="true">
  <![CDATA[https://example.com/creative.html]]>
</InteractiveCreativeFile>

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Other Attributes rules

SIMID-apiframework-missingapiFramework attribute missing on <InteractiveCreativeFile>SIMID-apiframework-casingapiFramework value is not the canonical "SIMID" (wrong case)SIMID-type-missingtype attribute missing on <InteractiveCreativeFile>SIMID-type-invalidtype attribute must be "text/html" for SIMID creatives

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