To reproduce: Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load 'TODO: This line of code loads data into the 'WeddingPlannerDataSet.Tasks' table. You can move, or remove it, as needed. Me.TasksTableAdapter.Fill(Me.WeddingPlannerDataSet.Tasks) 'TODO: This line of code loads data into the 'WeddingPlannerDataSet.Links' table. You can move, or remove it, as needed. Me.LinksTableAdapter.Fill(Me.WeddingPlannerDataSet.Links) Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.TaskDataMember = "Tasks" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.ChildMember = "Id" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.ParentMember = "ParentId" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.TitleMember = "Title" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.StartMember = "Start" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.EndMember = "End" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.ProgressMember = "Progress" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.LinkDataMember = "Links" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.LinkStartMember = "StartId" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.LinkEndMember = "EndId" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.LinkTypeMember = "LinkType" Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.DataSource = Me.WeddingPlannerDataSet Me.RadGanttView1.Columns.Add("Start") Me.RadGanttView1.Columns.Add("End") Me.RadGanttView1.Ratio = 0.3 Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.GraphicalViewElement.TimelineStart = New DateTime(2006, 8, 20) Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.GraphicalViewElement.TimelineEnd = New DateTime(2007, 4, 2) AddHandler Me.RadGanttView1.ItemChildIdNeeded, AddressOf ItemChildIdNeeded AddHandler Me.RadGanttView1.ItemAdding, AddressOf ItemAdding AddHandler Me.RadGanttView1.ItemAdded, AddressOf ItemAdded End Sub Dim integerIdCounter As Integer = 200 Private Sub ItemChildIdNeeded(sender As Object, e As Telerik.WinControls.UI.GanttViewItemChildIdNeededEventArgs) Me.integerIdCounter += 1 e.ChildId = Me.integerIdCounter End Sub Workaround: AddHandler Me.RadGanttView1.ContextMenuOpening, AddressOf RadGanttView1_ContextMenuOpening Private Sub RadGanttView1_ContextMenuOpening(sender As Object, e As Telerik.WinControls.UI.GanttViewContextMenuOpeningEventArgs) Dim item As RadMenuItem = DirectCast(e.Menu.Items(0), RadMenuItem) AddHandler item.Items(0).Click, AddressOf ItemClick End Sub Private Sub ItemClick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Me.RadGanttView1.GanttViewElement.GraphicalViewElement.Update(Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadGanttViewElement.UpdateActions.ExpandedChanged) End Sub