diff --git a/src/caosadvancedtools/models/parser.py b/src/caosadvancedtools/models/parser.py
index 25b5727c2674e0fbfa58f31a595da91aebfc806a..ba63c5cd77217352144e4ec26e052cc2772339ce 100644
--- a/src/caosadvancedtools/models/parser.py
+++ b/src/caosadvancedtools/models/parser.py
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ class JsonSchemaDefinitionError(RuntimeError):
 
 
 def parse_model_from_yaml(filename, existing_model: Optional[dict] = None):
-    """Shortcut if the Parser object is not needed.
+    """Parse a data model from a YAML file.
+
+This is a convenience function if the Parser object is not needed, it calls
+``Parser.parse_model_from_yaml(...)`` internally.
+
 
 Parameters
 ----------
@@ -155,7 +159,10 @@ existing_model : dict, optional
 
 
 def parse_model_from_string(string, existing_model: Optional[dict] = None):
-    """Shortcut if the Parser object is not needed.
+    """Parse a data model from a YAML string
+
+This is a convenience function if the Parser object is not needed, it calls
+``Parser.parse_model_from_string(...)`` internally.
 
 Parameters
 ----------