Hi Peter,

Thank you taking the time to submit a feature request.

Until the feature gets implemented, I would suggest making use of the following workaround:

1. Use the setOptions() method in the document.ready() event:

<script>
    $(function(){
        var columns = $("#grid").getKendoGrid().columns;
        columns[0].locked = true;
        $("#grid").getKendoGrid().setOptions({ columns: columns, autoBind: true });
    });
</script>

2. Set the AutoBind() property to false, initially. This should be used in order to avoid sending two requests:

.AutoBind(false)

Best regards,
Tsvetomir
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