diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem/server/ltm/detail/MemoryBase.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem/server/ltm/detail/MemoryBase.h
index 356641b3b9610b7107366c3a6c7018ea6355e152..3450eaaf7fa4ec6bbbc4736cf021fe275354a25a 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem/server/ltm/detail/MemoryBase.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem/server/ltm/detail/MemoryBase.h
@@ -60,6 +60,36 @@ namespace armarx::armem::server::ltm::detail
         {
         }
 
+        void setRecordingMode(const std::string& m)
+        {
+            if (m == "CONSOLIDATE_REMOVED")
+            {
+                this->recordingMode = RecordingMode::CONSOLIDATE_REMOVED;
+            }
+            else if (m == "CONSOLIDATE_ALL")
+            {
+                this->recordingMode = RecordingMode::CONSOLIDATE_ALL;
+            }
+            else if (m == "CONSOLIDATE_LATEST")
+            {
+                this->recordingMode = RecordingMode::CONSOLIDATE_LATEST;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ARMARX_WARNING << "Unknown recording mode: " << m;
+            }
+        }
+
+        void setRecordingMode(const RecordingMode m)
+        {
+            this->recordingMode = m;
+        }
+
+        RecordingMode getRecordingMode() const
+        {
+            return recordingMode;
+        }
+
         /// initialize config
         void
         configure()