Bug report

Using server binding does not render the NoRecords message for the Grid

Reproduction of the problem

	@(Html.Kendo().Grid(new List<Product>())    
		.Name("Grid")
		.Columns(columns => {
			columns.Bound(p => p.ProductID).Groupable(false);
			columns.Bound(p => p.ProductName);
			columns.Bound(p => p.UnitPrice);
			columns.Bound(p => p.UnitsInStock);
		})
		.NoRecords("No records found.")
		
		.Pageable()
		.Sortable()
		.Scrollable() 
		.DataSource(d=>d.Server())
		.Filterable()
		.Groupable()
	)

Workarond

A possible workaround is to use local binding by setting the AJAX binding in the DataSource, but keep the initial server binding:

	@(Html.Kendo().Grid(new List<Product>())    
		.Name("Grid")
		.Columns(columns => {
			columns.Bound(p => p.ProductID).Groupable(false);
			columns.Bound(p => p.ProductName);
			columns.Bound(p => p.UnitPrice);
			columns.Bound(p => p.UnitsInStock);
		})
		.NoRecords("No records found.")
		
		.Pageable()
		.Sortable()
		.Scrollable() 
		.DataSource(d=>d.Ajax().ServerOperation(false))
		.Filterable()
		.Groupable()
	)

Environment

• Kendo UI version: 2017.3.1026