if (configAppend)
{
// try to find a matching column using private metadata: connection, sqlQuery, and sqlParams
metaQuery.setPrivateValues(PrivateMetadata.SQLPARAMS, info.sqlParamsStr);
info.existingColumnId = ListUtils.getFirstSortedItem(
dataConfig.searchPrivateMetadata(metaQuery.privateMetadata, null),
DataConfig.NULL
);
if (info.existingColumnId != DataConfig.NULL)
foundMatchingColumnIds = true;
}