Emulated Hue Issue- Trying to change setting

Configuration
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Thank you for this… this was my third attempt to try to get only few lights and switches to show on my harmony hub. I spent way too much time it should be part of the documentation for anyone trying to set up emulated hue on HA.

my working config…

emulated_hue:
  host_ip: 192.168.1.XX
  listen_port: 8300
  off_maps_to_on_domains:
    - script
    - scene
  expose_by_default: false
  exposed_domains:
    - light
    - switch
    - input_boolean
  entities:
    light.88568006cc50e34432eb:
      name: "Theater Wall Scones"
      hidden: false
    switch.theater_room_pots:
      name: "Theater Lights"
      hidden: false
    switch.bar_cabinets:
      name: "Bar Cabinets"
      hidden: false
    switch.bar_light:
      name: "Bar Light"
      hidden: false
    switch.basement_loft:
      name: "Basement Loft"
      hidden: false
    switch.basement_stair:
      name: "Basement Stairs"
      hidden: false
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I have two homes with near identical HA configurations. Both are doing what I am about to describe.

I added some color bulbs to my lamps and created a group then in emulated hue I replace the original light.xxx entity to a group.xxx entity. rebooted but alexa still controls the original bulb and not the new group. I deleted the emulated.hue.json.id file and again rebooted, same result. I then deleted all my alexa devices manually in the alexa app one by one, deleted the json.id file again, did a cold hard reboot (by removing power from HA). and re-discovered my devices. Again the original bulb is being controlled and not my new group. I have another group in emulated hue which is working so I know I have the visibility settings ok. Why will it not change to my new device? I really don’t want to call it something else as the wf is used to how things work. Thankx for any advise in advance. J

PS, I have updated to the latest and greatest release as of 2/2/21 (both core and op-sys, using ras-pi HASS canned load)