Thank you for your help .. its appreciated.
I do Ineeded have the option checked. ( only that option ). However that shortcut still persists on my desktop .
i tried unchecking 'desktop' as Destination... and it wouldnt let me do that ( makes sense i guess ) .
i Do have a condition of Group Membership for the icon to be placed. that shouldn't matter right ? I am a member of the group .
Here's the exact config of my shortcut - this is just a test.. the Dialer app .