From the notes on 2.2.8 I’m fairly certain this is not a bug, but intended design.
Do not attempt to import Rule-4.1 rules into Rule Machine, only into Rule Machine Legacy. This is not supported and will throw an error. Rule 5.0 has no backwards compatibility to Rule-4.1.
Release 2.2.8 introduces a number of new features, new apps, and new app features. These include Hub Variables, a new version of Rule Machine, Rule 5.0, Button Controller 5.0, and Button Rule 5.0.
Hub Variables
We have added Hub Variables as a Setting for the hub. Hub Variables are quite similar to Global Variables in Rule Machine, but implemented in the hub rather than in the RM parent app. This provides for the use of Hub Variables in other apps, not just in RM. Hub Variables are very eff…
No, this really is not possible. The backup of a rule reflects the internals of the app (e.g., Rule-4.1). Under the covers, Rule 5.0 has been rewritten in many areas to make it more efficient. So while it looks mostly like Rule-4.1 on the outside, it actually is very different on the inside. An attempt to map from 4.1 to 5.0 would be a difficult to impossible task, a huge undertaking. So, that's not going to happen.
Having said that, there is no reason to move an existing working rule fro…
