<DataGrid.Columns> <DataGridTextColumn Header="Market"> <DataGridTextColumn.Binding> <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource ResourceKey=myConverter}"> <Binding Path="tMarketName" UpdateSourceTrigger="PropertyChanged"> <Binding.ValidationRules> <local:UniqueNameValidation CurrentCollection="{StaticResource ResourceKey=ViewSource}"/> </Binding.ValidationRules> </Binding> <Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type DataGrid}, AncestorLevel=1}"/> <Binding Path="."/> <Binding Source="{StaticResource ResourceKey=MyData}"/> </MultiBinding> </DataGridTextColumn.Binding> </DataGridTextColumn>