Telerik MVC Grid ClientTemplate checkbox not displayed initially

Question

I have a very similar problem to the post located here: Telerik grid with checkbox - Checkbox not showing up when the grid initially paints

Basically, I have a teler

Answer 1

You are initially binding to server data so you will need a server template as well as a client template:

@(Html.Telerik().Grid(Model)
    .Name("Grid")
    .DataKeys(keys => keys.Add(m => m.MessageInformation.MessageGUID))
    .DataBinding(databinding => databinding.Ajax()
        .Select("_ViewMessages", "Results")
        .Update("_UpdateSelectedMessage", "Results"))
    .Columns(columns =>
                 {
                     columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageGUID)
                         .Template(mi => {
                             %>
                                 
                             %>
                         })
                         .ClientTemplate("")
                         .Title("Check")
                         .Width(50)
                         .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "text-align:center" });
                     columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageGUID).Title("ID");
                     columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageReceivedDateTime).Title("Received Date").Format("{0:d}");
                     columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MessageReceivedDateTime).Title("Received Time").Format("{0:t}");
                     columns.Bound(o => o.MessageInformation.MedVAMessageTypeString).Title("Message Type");
                     columns.Bound(o => o.MessageStatus).Title("Status");
                     columns.Command(commands => commands.Edit().ButtonType(GridButtonType.Text)).Title("Edit");
                 })

    .Editable(editing => editing.Mode(GridEditMode.PopUp))
    .Scrollable(scrolling => scrolling.Enabled(true))
    .Sortable(sorting => sorting.Enabled(true))
    .Pageable(paging => paging.Enabled(true))
    .Filterable(filtering => filtering.Enabled(true))
    .Groupable(grouping => grouping.Enabled(true))
    .Footer(true)
    )