diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b454f09a4c..012b9761074 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ Semantic Versioning and the changes are simply documented in reverse chronologic
 
 - Added trace explorer option to decorate nodes with values of evaluated counterparts, which are not part of the model. 
 
+### Changed 
+
+- Added method to interface ITraceRecord
+
 # July 2024
 
 ## com.mbeddr.analyses
diff --git a/code/languages/com.mbeddr.mpsutil/solutions/com.mbeddr.mpsutil.traceExplorer/models/com.mbeddr.mpsutil.traceExplorer.plugin.mps b/code/languages/com.mbeddr.mpsutil/solutions/com.mbeddr.mpsutil.traceExplorer/models/com.mbeddr.mpsutil.traceExplorer.plugin.mps
index 2dc847ea90b..15663ab3948 100644
--- a/code/languages/com.mbeddr.mpsutil/solutions/com.mbeddr.mpsutil.traceExplorer/models/com.mbeddr.mpsutil.traceExplorer.plugin.mps
+++ b/code/languages/com.mbeddr.mpsutil/solutions/com.mbeddr.mpsutil.traceExplorer/models/com.mbeddr.mpsutil.traceExplorer.plugin.mps
@@ -1476,6 +1476,24 @@
         <ref role="3uigEE" node="2jSY3BO406M" resolve="DefaultTraceRecord" />
       </node>
     </node>
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+      <node concept="3uibUv" id="fo3l86ccZe" role="3clF45">
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+      </node>
+      <node concept="2AHcQZ" id="fo3l86ccZf" role="2AJF6D">
+        <ref role="2AI5Lk" to="mhfm:~NotNull" resolve="NotNull" />
+      </node>
+      <node concept="3clFbS" id="fo3l86ccZk" role="3clF47">
+        <node concept="3clFbF" id="fo3l86ccZn" role="3cqZAp">
+          <node concept="10Nm6u" id="fo3l86ccZm" role="3clFbG" />
+        </node>
+      </node>
+      <node concept="2AHcQZ" id="fo3l86ccZl" role="2AJF6D">
+        <ref role="2AI5Lk" to="wyt6:~Override" />
+      </node>
+    </node>
   </node>
   <node concept="312cEu" id="2jSY3BO6a0f">
     <property role="TrG5h" value="TraceRecordTreeCellRenderer" />
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     <node concept="3clFb_" id="7rNasV5CUrg" role="jymVt">
       <property role="TrG5h" value="showSelectionDialog" />
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       <node concept="3cqZAl" id="7rNasV5CUri" role="3clF45" />
       <node concept="3clFbS" id="7rNasV5CUpY" role="3clF47">
         <node concept="3clFbF" id="T08V6J7PW$" role="3cqZAp">
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       </node>
       <node concept="3cqZAl" id="7IhZGc$yJxr" role="3clF45" />
-      <node concept="3Tm6S6" id="4SlhOgzL7BJ" role="1B3o_S" />
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       <node concept="3clFbS" id="7IhZGc$yJxt" role="3clF47">
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@@ -6778,7 +6796,7 @@
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     <node concept="3clFb_" id="2JfTTG8lxVb" role="jymVt">
       <property role="TrG5h" value="highlightCodeForRec" />
-      <node concept="3Tm6S6" id="2JfTTG8lxVc" role="1B3o_S" />
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@@ -6846,104 +6864,89 @@
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                           </node>
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-                              </node>
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-                              <ref role="37wK5l" to="mhbf:~SNode.getReference()" resolve="getReference" />
-                            </node>
+                          <node concept="37vLTw" id="fo3l8670UQ" role="2Oq$k0">
+                            <ref role="3cqZAo" node="5t$QzkSNPKM" resolve="options" />
+                          </node>
+                        </node>
+                        <node concept="liA8E" id="fo3l8670UR" role="2OqNvi">
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+                          <node concept="37vLTw" id="fo3l8670US" role="37wK5m">
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                 </node>
               </node>
             </node>
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+            <node concept="10Nm6u" id="1TNXcegMRmx" role="3uHU7w" />
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+                <ref role="37wK5l" node="1TNXceg$vUg" resolve="getNodeMapper" />
+              </node>
+            </node>
+          </node>
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                 </node>
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@@ -8085,6 +8083,8 @@
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         </node>
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@@ -8136,6 +8136,28 @@
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