diff --git a/openjpa-project/src/doc/manual/ref_guide_pc.xml b/openjpa-project/src/doc/manual/ref_guide_pc.xml
index e79bd5532..1b3ebea8b 100644
--- a/openjpa-project/src/doc/manual/ref_guide_pc.xml
+++ b/openjpa-project/src/doc/manual/ref_guide_pc.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ When any of these conditions are a factor in your JPA application, use the
 <literal>class</literal>, <literal>mapping-file</literal>, and <literal>
 jar-file</literal> elements of JPA's standard XML format to list your persistent
 classes. See <xref linkend="jpa_overview_persistence_xml"/> for details.
+        </para>
+        <para>
+Alternately, you can tell OpenJPA to search through your classpath for
+persistent types. This is described in more detail in
+<xref linkend="ref_guide_meta_factory"/>.
         </para>
         <note>
             <para>