Automation Issue: "then" clause omits switches on multi-switch device

SmartApps & Automations
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I have a device that controls 4 switches.

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If I try to include this device in Automations, the behavior is:

  1. Any switch on the device can be selected in the IF clause;

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  2. But ONLY the main switch is selectable in the THEN clause:

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This is true, even though I can send a command to any of the switches on the device.

main smartthings % smartthings devices:commands 5270c846-914d-4bd7-917f-11d23c63e45c "switch2:switch:on()"
Command executed successfully
main smartthings % 
main smartthings % smartthings devices:commands 5270c846-914d-4bd7-917f-11d23c63e45c "main:switch:on()"
Command executed successfully
main smartthings % smartthings devices:commands 5270c846-914d-4bd7-917f-11d23c63e45c "switch2:switch:on()"
Command executed successfully
main smartthings % smartthings devices:commands 5270c846-914d-4bd7-917f-11d23c63e45c "switch3:switch:on()"
Command executed successfully
main smartthings % smartthings devices:commands 5270c846-914d-4bd7-917f-11d23c63e45c "switch4:switch:on()"
Command executed successfully

In contrast, the Rules API allows me to perform action on all 4 switches.

Feature or bug?

Thanks

Henry

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This is a known issue in the IOs app with routines for multi-component devices.

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And so, do we wait … or migrate to Rules that don’t seem to have this issue?

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