When the data is bound to the RadTreeView the AutoScrollToSelectedItem doesn't work. The same behavior appears when the RadTreeViewItems are created declarative and the SelectedItem is set True on any of its root level items. Available in LIB version: 2014.3.1301
We also struggle with this defect and would much like to see it resolved.
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Is this issue fixed in the latest Telerik release?