RadCombo with <ItemTemplate> and ObjectData Source - selected value displays type name

[Dan]

My List is displaying correctly and filtering correctly however when selecting item all that is selected is the type name ??
  

<telerik:RadComboBox ID="rcbEmployeeFilter" AllowCustomText="True" runat="server"
               Width="200px" Height="400px"

               DataValueField="empID"
               DataSourceID="odsEmployees"
               EmptyMessage="Search for people..."
               ResolvedRenderMode="Classic"

               >
               <ItemTemplate>
                   <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "empID")%> -
                   <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "empFirstName")%> <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "empLastName")%>
               </ItemTemplate>
           </telerik:RadComboBox>

           <asp:ObjectDataSource ID="odsEmployees" runat="server"
           SelectMethod="GetEmployees"
           TypeName="PMTReports.BLL.Person.Employee" OldValuesParameterFormatString="original_{0}"
           >

       </asp:ObjectDataSource>

 Please tell me what I am missing or what to change?

 

[Peter Filipov]

Hi Dan,

Please set the DataTextField property. 

Regards,
Peter Filipov
Telerik

[Dan]

Peter,

 Thanks for the reply, Yes, I have tried that but as you must know. Telerik DataTextField will only accept one parameter(field). Simply I putting empLastname or empID will not be enough for the user to know that they picked the right item.
Since there was no good solution I have since created a new object type PMTReports.BLL.Person.EmployeeBasic  that  provides the entire name empFullName in one parameter, and I have abandeded the <itemTemplate>