The error is reported if:
- Consistency rules were violated while downloading the project or synchronizing data using the Transfer data to ARIS option.
- A shortcut to SAP® Solution Manager is to be created during data synchronization of ARIS, but no shortcut definition exists.
Error message
Shortcut <name of element> was skipped because the linked object does not exist in the SAP® Solution Manager project. Shortcuts are only included if their objects are managed in the same project as the shortcut itself.
Cause
- Linked objects (definitions) can be deleted in SAP® Solution Manager without deleting the shortcut itself. The SAP® project will then contain shortcuts without a target object. In ARIS, shortcuts without linked object definitions cannot exist. If an object definition is deleted here, all shortcuts and occurrences are deleted, as well.
- A shortcut is transferred before the object definition because it is managed in a hierarchically superior group. A shortcut cannot be created until the object definition to be linked exists.
- In SAP® Solution Manager, shortcuts can be used across projects. Shortcuts can be used within a project in ARIS only if the SAP® synchronization functionality is to be available. Only within a project can it be guaranteed that both the shortcut and object definition exist. Shortcuts without an object definition are not included in the SAP® synchronization.
Solution
- Delete the shortcuts without definition from your SAP® project if you no longer need them.
- If the linked object definition was newly created, as well, but is managed in a group under the shortcut, start SAP® synchronization for the group of the object definition. The object definition will thus be transferred before the shortcut, ensuring that it can be assigned to the shortcut.
- If the object definition does not exist, delete the shortcut from ARIS.