Thanks for your reply. Your workaround gave me an idea that is currently working.  It seemed to me that a new ''DataGridDetailDescription'' is created for each parent row, as opposed to using this object in a static way (no static methods).  So, I created my own workaround by changing my implementation of the DataGridDescription class ...

Namaste! Is there an easy way to hide the first column in the detail grids?  Or, does one have to template the structure to do so? I have a grid that I'm using a report container.  I load the grid dynamically based on the report chosen.  Some reports have details, some do not.  I'd like to hide the first column in the detail ...