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DivyanshD SinghDivyanshD Singh 

add fields to same layout section by metadata API

I am trying to add new field items to a Layout section.Everytime a new section is getting created even if i am assigning the same Section.
If i deploy the same section to the Layout, it gives an error 'Field appears more than once' as it tries to deploy the same fields again.
If i make a new column it creates a new section automatically.
How can i add new LayoutColumn to same section through Metadata API.
Below is my code :
public static void addFieldToLayout(String[] lstOfDataPointsToInsert){
        list<String> listTrimmedFields = new list<String>();
        MetadataService.LayoutColumn newLayoutColumn = new MetadataService.LayoutColumn();
        MetadataService.LayoutColumn newLayoutColumn1 = new MetadataService.LayoutColumn();
        list<MetadataService.LayoutColumn> mdcolumn1 = new List<MetadataService.LayoutColumn>();
        list<MetadataService.LayoutColumn> mdcolumn2 = new List<MetadataService.LayoutColumn>();
        
        list<MetadataService.LayoutColumn> listColumns = new list<MetadataService.LayoutColumn>();
        list<MetadataService.LayoutColumn> listColumns1 = new list<MetadataService.LayoutColumn>();
        List<MetadataService.LayoutItem> lstLayoutItems = new List<MetadataService.LayoutItem>();
        List<MetadataService.LayoutItem> lstLayoutItems1 = new List<MetadataService.LayoutItem>();
        List<MetadataService.LayoutItem> lstLayoutItems2 = new List<MetadataService.LayoutItem>();
        List<MetadataService.LayoutItem> lstLayoutItems3 = new List<MetadataService.LayoutItem>();
        
        
        list<String> listString = new list<String>();
        list<String> listString1 = new list<String>();
        
        MetadataService.MetadataPort service  = new MetadataService.MetadataPort();
        service.SessionHeader = new MetadataService.SessionHeader_element();
        service.SessionHeader.sessionId = UserInfo.getSessionId();
        // Read the Layout
        MetadataService.Layout layout = (MetadataService.Layout) service.readMetadata('Layout', new String[] { 'IBP__Ifbyphone_Call__c-IBP__Ifbyphone_Call_Layout' }).getRecords()[0]; 
        list<MetadataService.Layout> listLayout = new list<MetadataService.Layout>();
        
        for(Integer i=0; i<lstOfDataPointsToInsert.size(); i++){
            if(lstOfDataPointsToInsert.size() > 5){
                listTrimmedFields.add(lstOfDataPointsToInsert.remove(i));
            }
        }
        system.debug('actaul list-->' + lstOfDataPointsToInsert + 'Trimmmmed List -->' + listTrimmedFields);
        
        
        // Add Layout section, layout, item and field
        if(layout.layoutSections==null )
            layout.layoutSections = new List<MetadataService.LayoutSection>();
        MetadataService.LayoutSection newLayoutSection = new MetadataService.LayoutSection();
       
        if(sections() == null || sections().label != 'Keyword fields'){
            system.debug('inside thissssssss');
            newLayoutSection.customLabel = true;
            newLayoutSection.detailHeading = true;
            newLayoutSection.editHeading = true;
            newLayoutSection.label = 'Keyword fields';	
            newLayoutSection.style = 'TwoColumnsLeftToRight';
            system.debug('listTrimmedFields>>>1322'+listTrimmedFields);
            system.debug('lstOfDataPointsToInsert>>>13212'+lstOfDataPointsToInsert);
            for(String objField : lstOfDataPointsToInsert){
                system.debug('ObjectfieldAPIName for 1st 5>>>'+ObjectfieldAPIName(objField, false));
                MetadataService.LayoutItem newLayoutItem = new MetadataService.LayoutItem();
                newLayoutItem.field = ObjectfieldAPIName(objField, false);
                //newLayoutItem.behavior = 'Edit';
                lstLayoutItems.add(newLayoutItem);
                system.debug('in 1st columnnnnnn---->' +lstOfDataPointsToInsert);
            }
            
            for(String objField1 : listTrimmedFields){
                system.debug('ObjectfieldAPIName for last 5>>>'+ObjectfieldAPIName(objField1, false));
                MetadataService.LayoutItem newLayoutItem1 = new MetadataService.LayoutItem();
                newLayoutItem1.field = ObjectfieldAPIName(objField1, false);
                //newLayoutItem.behavior = 'Edit';
                lstLayoutItems1.add(newLayoutItem1);
                system.debug('in 2nd list column'+listTrimmedFields);
                //newLayoutColumn.layoutItems = new List<MetadataService.LayoutItem> { newLayoutItem };
                
            }
            system.debug('check for 1st column ' + lstLayoutItems + 'Check for 2nd column ' + lstLayoutItems1);
            
            
            newLayoutColumn.layoutItems = lstLayoutItems;
            newLayoutColumn1.layoutItems = lstLayoutItems1;
            
            system.debug('check newLayoutColumn' + newLayoutColumn + 'Check newLayoutColumn1 List' + newLayoutColumn1);
            system.debug('newLayoutSection>>>>qw'+newLayoutSection);
            newLayoutSection.layoutColumns = new List<MetadataService.LayoutColumn> { newLayoutColumn,newLayoutColumn1 };
            system.debug('newLayoutSection.layoutColumns>>>>qw'+newLayoutSection.layoutColumns);
            layout.layoutSections.add(newLayoutSection);
        }
        
        else{system.debug('in elseeeee---->');
             system.debug('listTrimmedFields>>>12'+listTrimmedFields);
             system.debug('lstOfDataPointsToInsert>>>12'+lstOfDataPointsToInsert);
            for(String objField : lstOfDataPointsToInsert){
                system.debug('ObjectfieldAPIName for 3rd 5>>>'+ObjectfieldAPIName(objField, false));
                MetadataService.LayoutItem newLayoutItem = new MetadataService.LayoutItem();
                newLayoutItem.field = ObjectfieldAPIName(objField, false);
                //newLayoutItem.behavior = 'Edit';
                lstLayoutItems2.add(newLayoutItem);
                system.debug('in 1st columnnnnnn---->' +lstOfDataPointsToInsert);
            }
            
            for(String objField1 : listTrimmedFields){
                system.debug('ObjectfieldAPIName for 4th 5>>>'+ObjectfieldAPIName(objField1, false));
                MetadataService.LayoutItem newLayoutItem1 = new MetadataService.LayoutItem();
                newLayoutItem1.field = ObjectfieldAPIName(objField1, false);
                //newLayoutItem.behavior = 'Edit';
                lstLayoutItems3.add(newLayoutItem1);
                system.debug('in 2nd list column'+listTrimmedFields);
                //newLayoutColumn.layoutItems = new List<MetadataService.LayoutItem> { newLayoutItem };
                
            }
            system.debug('check for 1st column ' + lstLayoutItems2 + 'Check for 2nd column ' + lstLayoutItems3);
            
            MetadataService.LayoutColumn newLayoutColumn12 = new MetadataService.LayoutColumn();
            MetadataService.LayoutColumn newLayoutColumn13 = new MetadataService.LayoutColumn();
            newLayoutColumn12.layoutItems = lstLayoutItems2;
            newLayoutColumn13.layoutItems = lstLayoutItems3;
            
            system.debug('newLayoutColumn12ncolumn ' + newLayoutColumn12 + 'newLayoutColumn13 2nd column ' + newLayoutColumn13); 
             
            system.debug('check listtsssssss' + listString + 'Check second List' + listString1);
            MetadataService.layoutSection tragetSections = sections();
            system.debug('tragetSections>>>'+tragetSections.layoutColumns);
            tragetSections.layoutColumns = new List<MetadataService.LayoutColumn> { newLayoutColumn12,newLayoutColumn13 };
                //tragetSections.layoutColumns.add(newLayoutColumn12);
                //tragetSections.layoutColumns.add(newLayoutColumn13);
             
            system.debug('newLayoutSection>>>>!2'+tragetSections);    
            layout.layoutSections.add(tragetSections);
             system.debug('hereeee');
        }
        
        handleSaveResults(
            service.updateMetadata(
                new metadataService.Metadata[]{layout} )[0]);
        
    }
    
    public static MetadataService.layoutSection sections(){
        MetadataService.MetadataPort service  = new MetadataService.MetadataPort();
        service.SessionHeader = new MetadataService.SessionHeader_element();
        service.SessionHeader.sessionId = UserInfo.getSessionId();
        MetadataService.Layout layouts = (MetadataService.Layout) service.readMetadata('Layout', new String[] { 'IBP__Ifbyphone_Call__c-IBP__Ifbyphone_Call_Layout' }).getRecords()[0];
        MetadataService.LayoutSection mdSection ;
        for(MetadataService.LayoutSection mdlayout:layouts.layoutSections){
            if(mdlayout.label == 'Keyword Fields'){
                mdSection = mdlayout;
                break;
            }
        }
        return mdSection;
    }