Granicus' Rapid Online Access Method (ROAM) is a robust, easy to use, enterprise data retrieval solution. ROAM allows you to run full text searches across all data elements, or selected data elements, with near instant results. Learn more about ROAM and its capabilities below
HELPFUL TIPS
Basic Search
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The Basic Search is a full text search across all indexed fields.
Example: If a user types John Smith into the Basic Search it will find all instances of John Smith located in all fields indexed. The user would also get instances of Smith John that are located in all fields indexed.
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The Advanced Search is a full text field-level search that can be accessed from the Advanced Search hyperlink on the main search page. The Advanced Search can be used to search by Instrument Number, Name, Date Recorded, individual Legal fields, and more!
Example: Select the Advanced Search hyperlink (shown below)
By selecting the Advanced Search hyperlink, ROAM will list all the field-level searches that can be performed (example below)
Name Search Tips
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Starts With Search will return results that start with the search value provided by the user.
Example: If a user wants to search for the name "SMITH J" and selects the Starts With search option, the search will find records starting with the name "SMITH J", such as "SMITH JOHN" or "SMITH JAMES".
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Contains Search will return results which contain the search value provided by the user.
Example: If a user wants to search for the name "BANK J" and selects the Contains search option, the search will find records that contain the search value "BANK J", such a "SMITH-BANK JAMES" or "SMITHBANK ROBERT JAMES".
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Exact Search will return the exact match of what the user is searching for.
Example: If a user wants to search for the number "4" and selects the Exact search option, the search will find the exact match for records containing the number "4". If the value 4 is part of a phrase or another number, i.e. 504, 410, 444, it will not return in the results set.
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Phonetic Search will return all results that phonetically sound like what the user searched.
Example: If a user searches for the name "KELLY" and selects the Phonetic search option, the search results returned will have a similar sound to the search value entered while they may not be spelled similarly, such as "KELLI" or "CALI".
- ROAM ranks the entire search results by relevance first, and time recorded second. If a user enters a search for John Smith in ROAM, records that contain an exact match of John Smith will be displayed first. Records that contain the exact match within the exact field will be ranked by the date and time they were recorded in descending order. Records that contain Smith John will be ranked after records that contain John Smith.
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Users can sort their entire results set by selecting a sorting option from the Sort Dropdown located below each of the search boxes in both Basic and Advanced search. In order to sort, the user must type in a search criteria and select one of the sorting options,Name or Date sort, and click the search button.
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ROAM supports Wildcard searching. A user can perform a Wildcard search by entering a ‘*’ after a minimum of 2 characters in order to utilize wildcard searching capability.
Example: Entering Jo* Smith in ROAM will return results matching John Smith, Smith John, Joe Smith, Smith Joe, Joseph Smith, Smith Joseph, etc. Entering J* Smith into ROAM will only return results matching J Smith and Smith J. You must enter a minimum of 2 characters to use ROAM’s Wildcard searching capability
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When you put the quotes around multiple words, the system will treat it as a single expression and search for the text exactly in the order.
Example: Entering "John S" in ROAM will return results matching John Smith, John Simpson, John Stalone-Jones, etc.
- ROAM provides the ability to filter searches utilizing ROAM’s faceting functionality. The Facet is located on the left hand side of your search results screen. When selecting an item in the facet it will filter your results to include only results that match that item. Selected filters are shown at the top of the facet. Users have the option of removing filters by clicking on them again in the top of the facet.
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Users can run an exact search in the Basic Search window by placing quotation marks (“ “) around the string of text they want to search on. This feature is not permitted in the Advanced Search Window
Example: Entering “Smith John” will return results matching Smith John and will not return results matching John Smith
- The results per page in ROAM can be adjusted by the user to any of the allowed settings in the results per page drop down located in the lower right hand corner of the web page.
- ROAM allows the user to export the contents of the page into excel, pdf, and work using the Export feature located at the bottom of the search results
- ROAM’s dashboards allow data to be represented graphical to provide better analysis. Many of ROAM’s dashboards are interactive, meaning that selecting an item on a dashboard will update the dashboard, initialize another dashboard, or even run a search within ROAM. In addition, some dashboards can be downloaded to PDF, JPEG, and PNG.
Why does it appear that some records duplicate?
- ROAM allows you to search on all records located in the index. This means that the results grid includes all parties and all legal descriptions for a given record.
- The ROAM dashboard displayed the total number of documents, however the ROAM search page is displaying all associated parties and legal descriptions for those selected documents.
- ROAM's Phonetic Search uses advanced mathematical algorithms to search across names indexed within the system and return records where the name is pronounced like the name that is being searched on. The phonetic search will only apply these advanced algorithms to names in the index, and not to other fields. Also, as a result of searching across the indexed names for results that are pronounced like the name being searched on, the phonetic search will bring back more results than a traditional exact name search.
DOCUMENT TYPE LIST
| AFFID | AFFIDAVITS |
| AMNAGRMT | AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT |
| ALARVREL | ALA DEPT OF REV RELEASE |
| APRELMSO | APRELMSO |
| RESTCOVNAMEN | AMENDMENT RESTRICTION OF COVENANTS |
| ASSIGN | ASSIGNMENT/TRANSFER |
| AOD | ARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION |
| BUSNTRST | BUSINESS TRUST |
| UCC4 | ASSIGNMENTS OF UCC |
| CERTREDEEM | CERTIFICATE TO REDEEM |
| BYLAWS | BY LAWS |
| CHURCHDISS | CHURCHDISS |
| CONDMNAT | CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY |
| CHURCHRESTAT | CHURCH RESTAT |
| CSALECNM | CONTRACT SALE FOR MORTGAGE PART |
| CORPAMEN | CORP AMENDMENT |
| CSALECND | CONDITIONAL SALES CONTRACT |
| CORPNPCN | CORP NON PROFIT CHANGE OF NAME |
| CORPNPID | CORP NON PROFIT INTENT TO DISOLVE |
| CORFORDEED | CORFORDEED |
| CORDEED | CORRECTIVE DEEDS |
| CUSTOFCO | CUDTODIAN OF COMPANY |
| DEEDS | DEEDS |
| DEEDS - NOFEE | DEEDS NO FEE |
| CORPMS | DOCUMENTS TO AMEND CORP |
| CORPREST | CORP RESTATED & AMENDED |
| PACORGAN | ELECTION PACORGAN |
| CRASSIGN | CORRECTED ASSIGNMENTS |
| ELECTIONSPECIAL | ELECTION SPECIAL |
| EQUIPLS | EQUIPMENT LEASE |
| DTRUST | DECLARATION OF TRUST |
| FIREDEED | FIRE DISTRICT DEED |
| DEEDSETAS | DEEDS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE |
| GRLEASE-NO FEE | GRLEASE-NO FEE |
| GUARDIAN | GUARDIANSHIP |
| DISSTRUST | DISSOLUTION OF TRUST |
| INTTODIS | INTENT TO DISOLVE |
| ESMTAROW | EASEMENTS AND RIGHT OF WAYS |
| ANREPORT | ELECTION ANREPORT |
| ELECTIONLETTER | ELECTION LETTER |
| LLPAMEN | LIMITED LIABILTY PARTNERSIP |
| LP | LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| LPDIS | LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTION |
| PREREPORT2 | ELECTION PREREPORT2 |
| ELECTIONWAIVER | ELECTION WAIVER |
| LLCAMEN | LLCAMEN |
| MECHLIEN | MECH LIENS |
| MERGER | MERGER OF CORPORATIONS |
| FCDEEDS | FORECLOSURE DEEDS |
| MINDEEDNOFEE | MINERAL DEED - NO FEE |
| GRLEASE | GROUND LEASE |
| MINLEASENOFEE | MINERAL LEASE - NO FEE |
| CORPTOWN | INC OF TOWN WITHIN COUNTY |
| RATOFPMORTGAGE | MORTGAGE- RATOFMORTGAGE |
| IRSPARTREL | IRS PARTIAL RELEASE |
| NOTARY | NOTARY |
| NOTICE | NOTICE |
| LEASE | LEASE |
| LETTERS ADMN | LETTERS ADMINISTRATION |
| POA | POWER OF ATTORNEY |
| LLCNAM | LIMITED LIBILITY CHANGE OF NAME |
| QCDEED | QUIT CLAIM DEED |
| LISPEND | LIS PENDENDS |
| ROINCNOFEE | RECORD OF INCORPORATION - NO FEE |
| REGDEEDS | REGISTERS DEED |
| REL | RELEASES |
| LLCMISC | LLC MISC |
| LLCRSTAT | LLC RESTATED ARTICLES AND AMENDMENT |
| POAREV | REVOCATION POA |
| REFUSAL | RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL NOTICE |
| ROD | ROD |
| SUBREGULATIONS | SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS |
| MISCINST | MISC INSTRUMENTS |
| MISCREV | MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE |
| TXSLCERT | TAX SALE CERTIFICATES |
| UCC6 | TERMINATIONS OF UCC |
| TRUST | TRUST |
| UCCAMMND | UCC AMMENDMENTS |
| VOIDFN | VOIDFN |
| NONE | NONE |
| VOIDMI | VOIDMI |
| NOTE | NOTE |
| ADMINBND | ADMINISTRATIVE BONDS |
| AGREEMNT | AGREEMENT |
| ALTXLREL | ALA DEPT OF REV TAX RELEASE |
| ALTXPTREL | ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE PARTRIAL RELEASE |
| ALRVLIEN | ALA DEPT OF REVENUE TAX LIEN |
| AODNOFEE | ARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION - NO FEE |
| UCC3 | AMENDMENTS UCC |
| ASSUMAGR | ASSUMPTION AGREEMENTS |
| ASMINDEED | ASSIGNMENT OF MINERAL DEED |
| CEMETERY | CEMETERY LICENSE |
| BKRUPTDEED | BANKRUPTED DEED |
| CHURCHAMEN | CHURCH AMENDMENT |
| CERTIFICATE | CERTIFICATE |
| CLAIM | CLAIM |
| CORPSHR | CHANGE OF CORP SHARES |
| CONRSTCVN | CONSENT TO RESTRICTION |
| ORDER | CIVIL & DISTRICT ORDERS |
| CLRKDEED | CLERK'S DEED |
| MERGRC | CORP MERGER CORRECTION |
| UCCCONT | CONTINUATION OF UCC1 |
| CORPCH | CORP OF A NON PROFIT CHURCH |
| NPIDIS | CORP TO DISSOLVE DISSOLUTION |
| CORPCHNM | CORP CHANGE OF NAME |
| CORPNPA | CORP NON PROFIT AMENDMENT |
| CORPNPDS | CORP NON PROFIT DISOLUTION |
| DISCLAIMER | DISCLAIMER |
| CORPNPRA | CORP NON PROFIT RESTATED ARTICLES |
| AMENDPREREPORT | ELECTION AMENDPREREPORT |
| APPTPRINCOM | ELECTION APPTPRINCOM |
| DISSOLUTION | ELECTION DISSOLUTION |
| ELECTION MISC | ELECTION MISC |
| PREREPORT1 | ELECTION PREREPORT1 |
| DECREE | COURT DECREE |
| EXEDEED | EXECUTORS DEED |
| GEQIPLS | GENERAL EQUIPMENT LEASE |
| DISCHARG | DISCHARGE OF SERVICE |
| HOSPLIEN | HOSPITAL LIENS |
| IRSLIENS | IRS LIENS |
| IRSREL | IRS RELEASE |
| IRSWITHDRAWAL | IRS WITHDRAWAL |
| JUDG | JUDGEMENTS |
| LETTERCONS | LETTERCONS |
| ELECTION CERTIFICATE | ELECTION CERTIFICATE |
| LETTERS TESTA | LETTERS TESTAMENTARY |
| LLC | LIMITED L CO |
| ELECTIONNOTICE | ELECTION NOTICE |
| PACUPDATE | ELECTION PACUPDATE |
| LISPENDR | LIS PENDENS RELEASE |
| LLCDIS | LLC DISSOLUTION |
| LLCREINST | LLC REINSTATEMENT |
| ESCROW | ESCROW PAYMENT |
| MAP | MAPS |
| UCC1 | FINANCING STATEMENT |
| MINASSIGN | MINERAL ASSIGNMENT |
| SALECONT | GENERAL SALES CONTRACT |
| HOSPLNRL | HOSPITAL LIEN RELEASE |
| MINOFMET | MINUTES OF MEETING |
| CORPMISC | MISC INSTRUMENTS CORP |
| MODMORT | MODIFICATION OF MORTGAGE |
| MORT - NOFEE | MORTGAGE - NOFEE |
| MORTCORR | MORTGAGE CORRECTION |
| IRSAMEN | IRS AMENDMENT |
| CORPNPAUTH | NON PROFIT AUTHORITY |
| NONRAGRE | NON RENEWAL AGREEMENTS |
| IRSREV | IRS REVOCATION |
| NOTARYCAN | NOTARY CANCELLATION |
| JUDGREL | JUDGEMENT RELEASE |
| OTH | OTHER INSTRUMENTS |
| UCC7 | PARTIAL RELEASE UCC |
| PTNSHIP | PARTNERSHIP |
| PMISCINT | PERSONAL MISC INSTRUMENT |
| LIEN | LIEN |
| LLP | LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP |
| PROFLICS | PROFESSIONAL LICENSE |
| LPAMEN | LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENT |
| LIVWILL | LIVING WILL |
| RESTCOVN | RESTRICTIONS AND COVENANTS |
| REVASSIGN | REVOCATION OF ASSIGNMENT |
| LLPDIS | LLP DISOLUTION |
| MECHLNRL | MECH LIEN RELEASE |
| MCONCORR | MERGER CONVERSION CORRECTION |
| MERGER CONV | MERGER OF CORPORATIONS - CONVERTED |
| SHFFDEED | SHFFDEED |
| MINDEED | MINERAL DEED |
| MINLEASE | MINERAL LEASE |
| MLEASEAMEN | MINERAL LEASE AMENDMENT |
| UCC5 | SUBORDINATIONS UCC |
| MORT | MORTGAGE |
| MORTAMEN | MORTGAGE AMENDMENTS |
| MORTEXT | MORTGAGE EXTENSIONS |
| MUNICPAL | MUNICIPAL INSTRUMENTS |
| VARIANCE | VARIANCE |
| CORPNP | NON PROFIT CORPORATION |
| VOIDJD | VOIDJD |
| NOTAPP | NOTARY APPLICATION FEE |
| VOIDNO | VOIDNO |
| WILLS | WILLS |
| OATHSOFO | OATHS OF OFFICE |
| PARTREL | PARTIAL RELEASE |
| PRTLWITHDR | PARTIALWITHDRAWAL |
| PATENT | PATENT |
| RATOFPLAT | PLAT-RATOFPLAT |
| POAREL | POWER OF ATTORNEY REL |
| PUBLIC | PUBLIC FEES |
| ROINC | RECORD OF INCORPORATION |
| REDEMDEED | REDEMPTION DEED |
| RELAGREE | RELAGREE |
| RESLTION | RESOLUTION |
| REVOCATION | REVOCATION |
| REVDIS | REVOCATION OF DISSOLUTION |
| RIDER | RIDER |
| RLPTNSHIP | RLPTNSHIP |
| SCHOOLFD | SCHOOL FUNDS |
| BOND | STATE BOND |
| SUBAGREM | SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT |
| TAX LIEN | TAX LIEN |
| TXSLDEED | TAX SALES DEEDS |
| TIMBDEED | TIMBER DEED |
| TRSTDEED | TRUSTEE'S DEED |
| VACATION | VACATION EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAYS |
| VOID | VOID |
| VOIDFS | VOIDFS |
| VOIDLR | VOIDLR |
| VOIDML | VOIDML |
| WAIVER | WAIVER |
| WITHDRAWAL | WITHDRAWAL |