The Anchor command makes the selected files
active in the workspace (places them in the workspace’s
default group), without modifying them. Typically, you anchor a file in your workspace to prevent it from being overwritten with a newer version by a subsequent
Update command. (
Update overwrites inactive files only, not active ones.)
Must-anchor situations: You
must anchor a file before editing it if
The Send to Workspace command is a variant of
Anchor. Instead of activating the version that is currently in your workspace,
Send to Workspace can activate any version of the element.