Thank you Maria and Edward for your suggestions. Please see the results of my test below:
- Maria's suggestion using the OnRowCreated event.
- Sets the initial date with the proper formatting.
- However, the date is not saved when the Save button is clicked. Note that I am saving the grid data using the method as described here - http://www.telerik.com/forums/how-do-i-save-2-radgrids-by-only-1-outside-button.
Edward's suggestion using an additional hidden column.
- Sets the initial date, but does not have the proper formatting.- The date is not saved when the Save button is clicked.
Almost have a working solution... But is seems that the BatchEditingManager doesn't think that there are table changes when setting the initial date this way.