Applies to: 

CBTA 30SP11


Issue: 

When launching CBTA from SolMan Test Configuration we get a Unable to open SAP Gui on system. We also noticed a "The scripting is disabled on the specified system" error message in the CBTA logs. Full error text below:  


2019-04-01 07:17:40,868 |    ERROR | MainThread          | GuiScriptingControl                | The scripting is disabled on the specified system.

2019-04-01 07:17:40,880 |    ERROR | MainThread          | GuiScriptingControl                | Unable to create a connection using the connection description "/H/smd1.corp.primealm.com/S/sapdp00"

2019-04-01 07:18:00,309 |    ERROR | MainThread          | SapGuiCtrl                         | Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.648]

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C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\FrontEnd\SapGui>"C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\FrontEnd\sapgui\niping.exe" -c -H smd1.corp.primealm.com -S sapdp00


Mon Apr  1 07:17:41 2019

connect to server o.k.


Mon Apr  1 07:18:00 2019

*** ERROR => bytes_written <> bytes_read (1000, 14) [nixxtst.cpp  1426]


C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\FrontEnd\SapGui>

2019-04-01 07:18:00,316 |    ERROR | MainThread          | CheckPicker                        | Unable to open SAP Gui on system '/H/smd1.corp.primealm.com/S/sapdp00' and transaction SU01.

2019-04-01 07:18:00,325 |    ERROR | MainThread          | TestCreationWizardScenarioTO1      | Error occurred - TO1 PFA begin. Error is: System.Exception: Error while starting the recording

   at CBTA.TestCreationWizard.TestCreationWizardScenarioTO1.Record()

2019-04-01 07:18:00,328 |    ERROR | MainThread          | TestCreationWizardRecordingStep    | Unable to start the recording!



Solution: 


In SAP System, run RZ11 and verify current value of sapgui/user_scripting is set to true.  This should enable scripting.