I have the same issue with the DataFormComboBoxField in a RadDataForm : (more detailed : http://www.telerik.com/forums/edit-lookup-values-with-dataformcomboboxfield )
Either i get the problem i first came for, either i have this one (with a GridViewComboBoxColumn or a DataFormComboBoxField):
<telerik:GridViewComboBoxColumn Header="Retour 2"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
DataMemberBinding="{Binding Team, Mode=TwoWay}"
ItemsSource="{Binding Paths, Source={StaticResource EscortViewModel}}"
/>
With that, when i load the usercontrol, the value is not set/displayed in the column... BUT, when i change it, it calls the set of the viewmodel and update the ViewModel (so the displayed values).
What i can't find is how mix the two to display the data when the usercontrol is loaded AND update the value !
Thank you very much