Feature Request: Prebid video module reads from userid module's id for ppid configuration

[spormeon]

having spoke to @patmmccann on slack, it seems that passing the PPID with the method show in docs doesnt work with the prebid video moudule. Patrick said open an issue , so can look into it

[patmmccann]

It appears imasdk does not honor the gpt set ppid call. We need to simply reproduce or not

[patmmccann]

@mike-chowla Tagging this for the video meeting agenda

[spormeon]

can you push it to the "prebid video module" somehow, so can get sent along on the params? e.g. something like this:params: { iu: 'MYADUNITCODE', description_url: encodeURIComponent(window.location.href), output: 'vast', url: encodeURIComponent(window.location.href), pageUrl: encodeURIComponent(window.location.href), vpa: 'auto', vpmute: '1', vpos: 'preroll', ppid: 'GET/FILL PPID ID'

that will send it into GAM then?

[bretg]

Patrick and I believe this is a player issue.

Patrick found that GAM PPID can be set in the IMA SDK -- https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/html5/client-side/reference/js/google.ima.ImaSdkSettings . But Prebid can't do this -- the player does. The only thing the Prebid video module does is create the GAM URL.

Patrick's offered to update the user ID module doc to clarify that GAM-PPID in video scenario is a player-specific thing.

[spormeon]

Ok, so say you got this, how do you get it in there? Or am i completely mising something here? var imaOptions = '{ "ppid": HOWDOIGETTHEPPIDHERE, "enableOmidBeta": true, "preventLateAdStart": false, "disableFlashAds": true, "prerollTimeout": 18000, "autoPlayAdBreaks": true, "vastLoadTimeout": 18000

as you can also send it on the "VAST master tag" , which is what we are building in effect: https://support.google.com/admanager/answer/10678356?hl=en#ppid

soemthing like this: &env=vp&ppid=123456789&gdfp_req=1&gdpr=1&iu=/10045643/Video-Corner-Units/VCU-test.com&output=vast&pageUrl=

[bretg]

the page would just call pbjs.getUserIdsAsEids(), parse the results, pick whatever ID it wants to use as the GAM PPID, and pass it to the player in the player-specific way

[bretg]

@patmmccann - David points out that ppid could be placed on the GAM URL. But maybe this already works. @spormeon , could you just try it?

            var videoUrl = pbjs.adServers.dfp.buildVideoUrl({
                adUnit: videoAdUnit,
                params: {
                    iu: '/19968336/prebid_cache_video_adunit',
                    ppid: ADDYOURPPIDHERE
                }
            });

Based on a quick look in the code, seems like everything in params is tacked onto the GAM URL

[spormeon]

Ye that works, thats what I was alluding to above and have it built into the video module to "auto" pick it up, with ppid: true or something in the params being as its being "tied" to SharedID

p.s I got absolutly no clue what even sending this thing in/ along will even do, prob not even make a cent more, has anyone actually tried it?

[patmmccann]

I added the feature tag so that we can prioritize having the video module pick this up from the user id module

[karimMourra]

cc @jdwieland8282 this needs to be discussed with the ID committee - we need to agree on an interface and an implementation to solve this issue.

[patmmccann]

@karimMourra i dont follow why this needs to go to the id committee, it is just a feature to sync ima to what is being sent to gpt; what feedback or question do you expect from them?

[karimMourra]

@patmmccann we discussed this a month ago in the Video Committee sync and the consensus was that we believe the ID committee should have a say on the interface and implementation for automatically obtaining a ppid for the dfp module. Our assumption was that the solution should work for all Ids and any client module, not just DFP.

[spormeon]

Uhh, consent has already been gain at "video module" point by the cmp, its just "passing it along"? why would anyone uisng "header bidding" without a adserver need to pass a PPID any way, its tied to DFP/ GAM ?

[patmmccann]

I think this is ready for dev; buildVideoUrl in the dfp video module should be modified to automatically check if a ppid is configured in the userid sync and grab it just like https://github.com/prebid/Prebid.js/blob/d1a0f09cc2a605c19982dc7a8325c437c8dc0491/modules/userId/index.js#L664 does

[spormeon]

did this #8365 go out in p6.23.0 a few hours ago? If so, I'm no sure this is working , as just tried it with setting ppid source in userSync but nothing is getting built in the video urls?

or does ppid:'' aslo have to be set on the params of the videomodule?

[patmmccann]

looks like it is in the 6.25 draft

https://github.com/prebid/Prebid.js/releases

[patmmccann]

i'll release a 6.24.1 and can you test it then?

[spormeon]

Ok, I see 6.25.0, does that one go to: https://docs.prebid.org/download.html as I always build off of that

[patmmccann]

It is in 6.24.1, along with a bug fix for webpack

[spormeon]

Got it, seems to work fine, cheers