Global Open Access settings can be set and changed in the openaccess.json file. Global settings affect all Open Access dashboards, but some settings can be overridden on a per dashboard level in Dashboard Settings.

1. On the SquaredUp server, run Notepad as administrator (Start, Run, type notepad, and then right-click and select Run as administrator).

   With Notepad in administrator mode, open the openaccess.json file from the following path in the SquaredUp DS folder:

   ...\User\Configuration\openaccess.json

   Where to find the SquaredUp folder

   Name of the SquaredUp folder

   The default name of the SquaredUp folder is SquaredUp for v6 and above.

   For v5 it is SquaredUpv5, and for v4 SquaredUpv4.

   Location of the SquaredUp folder

   A custom location may have been chosen during the installation.

   The default location for the SquaredUp folder is C:\inetpub\wwwroot\SquaredUp

   For v5 it is C:\inetpub\wwwroot\SquaredUpv5 and for v4 C:\inetpub\wwwroot\SquaredUpv4.

2. If openaccess.json is blank or only contains {} then enter the setting and the value you require, for example:

   Copy

   {
   "oa-refresh-interval": 120
   }

3. If openaccess.json already contains settings, then you will need to add a comma at the end of the previous line, and then enter your setting and value, to look something like this:

   Copy

   {
   "oa-theme": "darktheme",
   "oa-refresh-interval": 120
   }

4. Save the file.

5. In IIS recycle the SquaredUp DS application pool for the setting to take effect.

   If you are unable to access SquaredUp DS ("Server Error in '/SquaredUpvx' Application", "SquaredUp DS cannot start due to an error" or "Startup failed for 'Configuration'") after editing openaccess.json then there is an error in the file. Correct openaccess.json and recycle the SquaredUp DS application pool again.

System > Open Access

This setting allows you to change the theme on a per Open Access dashboard basis.

This setting overrides the global Open Access theme.