ECATT SAPGUI playback hanging..

Hello,
I have just recorded some new test script using the SAPGUI driver. The recording looks good but when i play back my recording is script hang after the first command and I loose control.
I have tried many execution option but the problem still there - This is a new problem too me as I did some recording in the past with no issue.
The error do not seem to be consistent accross my multiple attempts. Sometime the script "unlock" and then process the rest of the transaction correctly.
It seems that the transition between the session manager command and the actual transaction is not going smootlhy.
Any suggestion on how to address the issue?
My gui version is 640 Patch level 14 build 782634
The sap version is: 4.70 was 620
Thanks for the help.
Gilles

Hi Gabriela,
just to explain that behavior:
eCATT SAPGUI recoding in 6.20 starts the GUI not directly into the transaction to be recorded. Depending on system settings transactions called SESSION_MANAGER, S000 or even other "startup-transactions" do come up first, before you enter "/n<TACODE>" in your OK-Code field. (BTW: you should avoid starting transaction to be recorded by menu path').
Unfortunatelly SAPGUI recording does also record that start transaction, but as Jon wrote, you can decomment or drop this line.
For a "perfect" transaction recording you should also active the RESET_GUI flag with 'X' in the SAPGUI command containing the real first screen of your transaction (the screen after SESSION_MANAGER). This causes eCATT to send a "/N<TA_CODE>" before starting replay. That way you can be sure to start with the right transaction.
Now the reason for your error message:
Sometimes during replay unfortunatelly the start screen is not the same as during recording. There is a certain check in SAPGUI command to avoid replay on wrong screens and that causes the message you saw.
From 6.40 on eCATT starts recording always directly in the trasaction to be recorded. You have to specify it at the "insert pattern" screen for SAPGUI recording. So screen with TA SESSION_MANAGER should not appear anymore in new recorded SAPGUI commands.
Best regards
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Remember, that the driver of the screen flow is still the automated transaction program ( but not the test tool). So application logic decides which screen is send next.
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