1.Different naming of RadGridView templates (in the Smart tag - Relations section and in the Property Builder - Relations section) is confusing. 2.Column reordering via drag and drop in the same template. This action will change the object order of the grid. All changes are shown in the Preview section: I can select columns listed in the object tree, but cannot drag them up or down within a template. The only way I can reorder columns in the property builder appears to be by dragging them left or right in the preview pane. 3.Column moving via drag and drop from one template to another template. This action will change the object order of the grid. All changes are shown in the Preview section: I cannot move columns in the object tree from one template to another. 4.Template reordering via drag and drop. All changes are shown in the Preview section: drag and drop operation for templates in not allowed. 5.There is a right-click context menu for the object tree, with the following options: "Edit", "Expand / Collapse", "New", "Delete". Under no circumstances do the options "Edit" and "New" ever become enabled. 6.The preview pane displays a preview of the columns for the master template. When the child template is selected, the preview pane still shows a preview of the columns for the master template. As such, it is not possible to reorder columns for child templates in the preview pane. 7.When you set up the RadGridView hierarchy automatically at design time and open the Property Builder, all templates are visualized. It is possible to select/deselect columns from the different templates. It is possible to change columns names. However, when you press the OK button and close the Property Builder, try to reopen it. As a result you will notice that all columns from all child templates are selected and all columns contain the default names, no matter what changes were performed. Refer to the corresponding help article http://www.telerik.com/help/winforms/gridview-design-time-support-property-builder.html