SAPGUI Automation Trace

The gadget spec URL could not be found

SAPGUI Automation trace is used to setup trace on SAPGUI to get more detail about the underlying components.

Why required : An error occurs when user access its User Easy Access Menu and you wan to know the component which is causing the error.

Following dumps may be generated

"MESSAGE_TYPE_X" " "

"SAPLOLEA" or "LOLEAU02"

"AC_SYSTEM_FLUSH"

The gadget spec URL could not be found

Activating the automation trace :

Activate the GUI automation trace to identify the components in which the error has occurred.

1. Log into SAP and choose "Options".

2.Here, choose the "Trace" tab page or, as of SAP GUI 7.20, the tree entry "Trace" -> "Session Traces".

3. In the list box, select the following check boxes:
[x] Automation
[x] Control Manager

IMPORTANT: The "Trace File" or "Trace Folder" input field contains the file name and the path of the trace file.

4.Finally, choose 'Enable' and close the window by choosing OK. In this window, you can now execute the application for which a trace should be generated. Do not forget to deactivate the trace again afterwards.

Sample Output:

It clearly shows that the dump was occurring due to some problem with the SAP Table Tree Control. In my case "c:\PROGRA~2\sap\frontend\sapgui\wdttree.ocx" file was corrupted.

Reference

Note 357693 - Redundancy avoidance in Easy Access

Note 362883 - Easy Access: Error when opening folders

Note 158985 - Automation: How do I generate an automation trace?

Note 870596 - wdttree: Key allready used

The gadget spec URL could not be found

Navigation