SmartArt in PowerPoint isn't a SmartArt anymore

Barbara1000 - I have just learned from one of my IT folks that this is a glitch that occurs when the metadata is lost.  I grouped my SmartArt after creating a very large org chart that I wanted to move as one element on the page.  He believes that this grouping process may have converted the SmartArt to a shape/shapes thus deleting the metadata.  He said this is the first time he has seen this issue at his current job but after being in IT for 6+ years, it's a thing. 😞  The takeaway is unfortunately to start over.