Hi Brad,
I found a very simple example which illustrates how to achieve the detail view scenario.
Pay attention how the selected field is updated.
Note that in order the back button to work you have to run the snippet in a full screen (press the full screen button in Kendo Dojo).
Regards,
Alexander Valchev
Telerik
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