Address Dependabot multi-directory vs. grouping customer confusion (#…

…51348)

Co-authored-by: Vanessa <vgrl@github.com>
Co-authored-by: Caro Galvin <carogalvin@github.com>
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content/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file.md

@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
 ```
 
+{% data reusables.dependabot.multidirectory-vs-pr-grouping %}  For more information about grouping, see "[`groups`](#groups)."
+
 {% endif %}
 
 ### `schedule.interval`
@@ -459,6 +461,12 @@ You can also manage pull requests for grouped version updates and security updat
 
 {% data reusables.dependabot.dependabot-version-updates-groups-yaml-example %}
 
+{% ifversion dependabot-grouped-security-updates-config %}
+
+{% data reusables.dependabot.multidirectory-vs-pr-grouping %} For more information about multidirectory support, see "[`directories`](#directories)."
+
+{% endif %}
+
 {% endif %}
 
 ### `ignore`

data/reusables/dependabot/multidirectory-vs-pr-grouping.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Multidirectory support is different than update grouping in pull requests.
+* The `directories` option in the `dependabot.yml` file allows you to apply {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot_updates %} to multiple directories at the same time.
+* The `groups` option in the `dependabot.yml` file creates sets of dependencies (per package manager) for {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot %} to put in the same single pull request.
+
+If you want to use both features on your repositories, you need to enable these features independently and explicitly by using the two keys described above.