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.