[Tex/LaTex] IEEE Access latex file forces the volume and year to be listed as volume 4 2016, how to change that

Question

When compiling the latex template for IEEE access file, it forces the content in the bottom of each page to be "Volume 4, 2016". How do I change that?
See code below:

\documentclass{ieeeaccess}
\usepackage{cite}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsfonts}
\usepackage{algorithmic}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{subfig}

\def\BibTeX{{\rm B\kern-.05em{\sc i\kern-.025em b}\kern-.08em
        T\kern-.1667em\lower.7ex\hbox{E}\kern-.125emX}}

\begin{document}
\history{Date of publication xxxx 00, 0000, date of current version xxxx 00, 2019.}
\doi{10.1109/ACCESS.2019.DOI}

\title{BLA}
\author{\uppercase{R D}\authorrefmark{1}, \IEEEmembership{Senior Member, IEEE}}
\address[1]{BLA)}
\tfootnote{This work was supported in part by CMC Microsystems for the provision of software tools.}

\markboth
{R.D \headeretal: BLA}
{R.D \headeretal: BLA}

\corresp{Corresponding author: RD (e-mail: BLA).}

\begin{abstract}
BLA
\end{abstract}
%...etc
 \end{document}

Answer 1

The year value is hardcoded in the class, which is a bit odd. However, you can patch the footer commands with the etoolbox package to insert a custom macro. The volume is controlled by defining \thevol, which works without patching.

MWE:

\documentclass{ieeeaccess}
\usepackage{cite}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsfonts}
\usepackage{algorithmic}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
%%% Define variable values
\def\thevol{3}
\def\myyear{2019}
%%% Patch the footer commands
\makeatletter
\patchcmd{\@evenfoot}{2016}{\myyear}{}{}
\patchcmd{\@oddfoot}{2016}{\myyear}{}{}
\makeatother
\def\BibTeX{{\rm B\kern-.05em{\sc i\kern-.025em b}\kern-.08em
        T\kern-.1667em\lower.7ex\hbox{E}\kern-.125emX}}

\begin{document}
\history{Date of publication xxxx 00, 0000, date of current version xxxx 00, 2019.}
\doi{10.1109/ACCESS.2019.DOI}

\title{BLA}
\author{\uppercase{R D}\authorrefmark{1}, \IEEEmembership{Senior Member, IEEE}}
\address[1]{BLA)}
\tfootnote{This work was supported in part by CMC Microsystems for the provision of software tools.}

\markboth
{R.D \headeretal: BLA}
{R.D \headeretal: BLA}

\corresp{Corresponding author: RD (e-mail: BLA).}

\begin{abstract}
BLA
\end{abstract}
abc
\EOD
\end{document}

Result: