If you import set def files with certain values for the "Attempt Threshold for Children" and "Counts for Parents" then still the default values are used. (This worked in Version 2.17)
I think the error might be in the SetDef.pm file in the lines 200 and 201, I think it should be
attToOpenChildren => $rh_problem->{att_to_open_children},
countsParentGrade => $rh_problem->{counts_parent_grade}
rather than
attToOpenChildren => $rh_problem->{attToOpenChildren},
countsParentGrade => $rh_problem->{countsParentGrade}