Old news or a solution to Anchor points?

mixPhantom had a post talking about his inability to get anchor points to work except for pitch deviation.I have been having the same issue and did not see it discussed elsewhere. But what I have done to apparently solve it is this:
Select the parameter in both EDIT and DISP.
Select the note or group to anchor. Tap the mouse cursor on the zero line of the parameter and press Ctrl-A. Voila, anchor points.(They may NOT be accurate, but there is a pair
Is this old news? If so, apologies. But I hope it helps another (relative) newbie.
Shoulda included pix but I’m tired this evening. Try it, you’ll see.