The values of workgroup properties are stored in documents when they are saved. When a document is published to the Web, the workgroup properties are synchronized with the metastore on the FrontPage-extended web. The metastore is a small database maintained in each FrontPage-extended web that contains properties and settings of the Web site. You can save a document that contains new values for the workgroup properties. In this case, the list of values available for the properties is extended to include the new values, and the metastore is updated.
Administrators can use workgroup properties to manage projects.
For example, by using the FrontPage 2000 Category component, you can create a page that lists all the defined categories for the Web site and provides links to the documents that fall into each category. By using the FrontPage 2000 reporting feature, you can generate a list of all documents and their assigned users. You can also generate a report that summarizes the review status of all documents on the site. The workgroup properties that you can set on published Web documents are similar to the properties that you can set in any Microsoft Office document. However, users can modify workgroup properties only in Word and FrontPage.