You build a grid with date field. Data field has separator "/" as per your definition. This is not allowed for the ids.

Maybe you will need to remove the "/" before building the subgrid and pass a correct string as id.

Regards

Code works fine when used other column which has Number as Key Field but it's throwing error when using Date as key field ex it will have the value 03/18/2014

"Microsoft JScript runtime error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: #grid_3/18/2014" My main grid id is grid

It works fine when I use GMMNumber as Key but fails when I use NCChitDate which is a Date Field with value in Date Format..

Here is my code below :

function LoadNCTRequestGrid() {
    var cols = "";
    var colmodels = "";
    if (!ReqType) {
        cols = ['Date', 'NC Chit Print', '2nd Scan Disposition', '%', "Items Merch'd in Place", 'Items On Request', 'Carton Completed', '%', 'Open Balance (Items On Request Carton Complete)'];
        colmodels = [{ name: 'NCChitDate', index: 'NCChitDate', width: 300, key: true },
                   { name: 'NCChitPrintQty', index: 'NCChitPrintQty', width: 300 },
                   { name: 'SecondScanDisp', index: 'SecondScanDisp', width: 300 },
                   { name: 'PercentageSecondScanDisp', index: 'PercentageSecondScanDisp', width: 180 },
                   { name: 'ItemsMerchandised', index: 'ItemsMerchandised', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'ItemsOnRequest', index: 'ItemsOnRequest', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'CartonCompleted', index: 'CartonCompleted', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'PercentageCartonCompleted', index: 'PercentageCartonCompleted', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'OpenBalance', index: 'OpenBalance', width: 280 }
    ];
    }
    else{
        cols = ['','GMM', 'NC Chit Print', '2nd Scan Disposition', '%', "Items Merch'd in Place", 'Items On Request', 'Carton Completed', '%', 'Open Balance (Items On Request Carton Complete)'];
        colmodels = [
                   { name: 'GMMNumber', index: 'GMMNumber', width: 300, key:true, hidden:true},
                   { name: 'GMMDesc', index: 'GMMDesc', width: 300 },
                   { name: 'NCChitPrintQty', index: 'NCChitPrintQty', width: 300 },
                   { name: 'SecondScanDisp', index: 'SecondScanDisp', width: 300 },
                   { name: 'PercentageSecondScanDisp', index: 'PercentageSecondScanDisp', width: 180 },
                   { name: 'ItemsMerchandised', index: 'ItemsMerchandised', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'ItemsOnRequest', index: 'ItemsOnRequest', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'CartonCompleted', index: 'CartonCompleted', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'PercentageCartonCompleted', index: 'PercentageCartonCompleted', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'OpenBalance', index: 'OpenBalance', width: 280 }
    ];
    }
    $("#grid").jqGrid({
        url: '@Url.Action("GetNCTRequest")',
        mtype: "POST",
        datatype: 'json',
        colNames: cols,
        colModel: colmodels,
        width: 1140,
        height: '100%',
        rowNum: 5000,
        subGrid: true,
        afterInsertRow: function (rowId, aData, rowelem) {
            var theGrid = $(this);
        },
        beforeSelectRow: function (rowid, e) {
            return false;
        },
        loadComplete: function () {
            $("tr.jqgrow:odd").css("background", "#DDDDDC");
            $(".jqgrow:odd").hover(
                    function () {
                        $(this).css("background-color", "#E11A2B");
                    },
                     function (event) { $(this).css("background-color", "#DDDDDC"); }
                );
        },
        subGridRowExpanded: function (subgridDivId, rowId) {
            var subgridTableId = subgridDivId + '_t';

            $("#" + subgridDivId).html("<table id='" + subgridTableId + "'></table>");
              var cols = "";
              var colmodels = "";
              if(!ReqType){
              cols = ['GMM', 'DIV', 'Dept', 'Vend', 'UPC', 'NC Chit Print', '2nd Scan Disposition', "Items Merch'd in Place", 'Items On Request', 'Carton Completed', 'Open Balance (Items On Request Carton Complete)', 'Carton ID'];
              colmodels =   [
                   { name: 'GMMDesc', index: 'GMMDesc', width: 300 },
                   { name: 'DivisionDesc', index: 'DivisionDesc', width: 300 },
                   { name: 'DepartmentName', index: 'DepartmentNumber', width: 300 },
                   { name: 'VendorID', index: 'VendorID', width: 100 },
                   { name: 'UPCNumber', index: 'UPCNumber', width: 100 },
                   { name: 'NCChitPrintQty', index: 'NCChitPrintQty', width: 300 },
                   { name: 'SecondScanDisp', index: 'SecondScanDisp', width: 300 },
                   { name: 'ItemsMerchandised', index: 'ItemsMerchandised', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'ItemsOnRequest', index: 'ItemsOnRequest', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'CartonCompleted', index: 'CartonCompleted', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'OpenBalance', index: 'OpenBalance', width: 280 },
                   { name: 'CartonID', index: 'CartonID', width: 100 },
                   { name: 'NCChitDate', index: 'NCChitDate', width: 10, key: true, hidden : true }
                   ]
                }
                else{
                cols = ['Date', 'DIV', 'Dept', 'Vend', 'UPC', 'NC Chit Print', '2nd Scan Disposition', "Items Merch'd in Place", 'Items On Request', 'Carton Completed', 'Open Balance (Items On Request Carton Complete)', 'Carton ID'];
              colmodels =   [
                   { name: 'NCChitDate', index: 'NCChitDate', width: 100},
                   { name: 'DivisionDesc', index: 'DivisionDesc', width: 150 },
                   { name: 'DepartmentName', index: 'DepartmentNumber', width: 200 },
                   { name: 'VendorID', index: 'VendorID', width: 50 },
                   { name: 'UPCNumber', index: 'UPCNumber', width: 100 },
                   { name: 'NCChitPrintQty', index: 'NCChitPrintQty', width: 50 },
                   { name: 'SecondScanDisp', index: 'SecondScanDisp', width: 50 },
                   { name: 'ItemsMerchandised', index: 'ItemsMerchandised', width: 50 },
                   { name: 'ItemsOnRequest', index: 'ItemsOnRequest', width: 100 },
                   { name: 'CartonCompleted', index: 'CartonCompleted', width: 50 },
                   { name: 'OpenBalance', index: 'OpenBalance', width: 50 },
                   { name: 'CartonID', index: 'CartonID', width: 100 }
                   ]
                }
            $("#" + jQuery.jgrid.jqID(subgridTableId)).jqGrid({
                mtype: "POST",
                datatype: 'json',
                 url: encodeURI('@Url.Action("GetnctRequestIndividualDetails")' + '?reqValue=' + rowId),
                colNames: cols,
                colModel: colmodels,
                rowNum: 9999,
                height: '100%'
            });
             $(".ui-icon-carat-1-sw").css("background-image", "none");  
             }
    });
}