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.
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)
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".
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".
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.
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".
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
Example: Entering "John S" in ROAM will return results matching John Smith, John Simpson, John Stalone-Jones, etc.
Example: Entering “Smith John” will return results matching Smith John and will not return results matching John Smith
Why does it appear that some records duplicate?
AFFID | AFFIDAVITS |
ALARVREL | ALA DEPT OF REV RELEASE |
ALRVLIEN | ALA DEPT OF REVENUE TAX LIEN |
RESTCOVNAMEN | AMENDMENT RESTRICTION OF COVENANTS |
UCC3 | AMENDMENTS UCC |
AOD | ARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION |
ASMINDEED | ASSIGNMENT OF MINERAL DEED |
UCC4 | ASSIGNMENTS OF UCC |
BKRUPTDEED | BANKRUPTED DEED |
BYLAWS | BY LAWS |
CERTIFICATE | CERTIFICATE |
CORPSHR | CHANGE OF CORP SHARES |
CHURCHRESTAT | CHURCH RESTAT |
ORDER | CIVIL & DISTRICT ORDERS |
CLRKDEED | CLERK'S DEED |
CSALECND | CONDITIONAL SALES CONTRACT |
UCCCONT | CONTINUATION OF UCC1 |
CORFORDEED | CORFORDEED |
CORPCHNM | CORP CHANGE OF NAME |
CORPNPA | CORP NON PROFIT AMENDMENT |
CORPNPDS | CORP NON PROFIT DISOLUTION |
CORPNPRA | CORP NON PROFIT RESTATED ARTICLES |
CORPREST | CORP RESTATED & AMENDED |
CRASSIGN | CORRECTED ASSIGNMENTS |
DECREE | COURT DECREE |
DTRUST | DECLARATION OF TRUST |
DEEDSETAS | DEEDS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE |
DISCHARG | DISCHARGE OF SERVICE |
CORPMS | DOCUMENTS TO AMEND CORP |
AMENDPREREPORT | ELECTION AMENDPREREPORT |
APPTPRINCOM | ELECTION APPTPRINCOM |
DISSOLUTION | ELECTION DISSOLUTION |
ELECTION MISC | ELECTION MISC |
PACORGAN | ELECTION PACORGAN |
PREREPORT1 | ELECTION PREREPORT1 |
ELECTIONSPECIAL | ELECTION SPECIAL |
EQUIPLS | EQUIPMENT LEASE |
EXEDEED | EXECUTORS DEED |
FIREDEED | FIRE DISTRICT DEED |
GEQIPLS | GENERAL EQUIPMENT LEASE |
GRLEASE | GROUND LEASE |
HOSPLNRL | HOSPITAL LIEN RELEASE |
CORPTOWN | INC OF TOWN WITHIN COUNTY |
IRSAMEN | IRS AMENDMENT |
IRSPARTREL | IRS PARTIAL RELEASE |
IRSREV | IRS REVOCATION |
JUDG | JUDGEMENTS |
LETTERCONS | LETTERCONS |
LETTERS TESTA | LETTERS TESTAMENTARY |
LLC | LIMITED L CO |
LLPAMEN | LIMITED LIABILTY PARTNERSIP |
LP | LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
LPDIS | LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTION |
LISPENDR | LIS PENDENS RELEASE |
LLCDIS | LLC DISSOLUTION |
LLCREINST | LLC REINSTATEMENT |
LLCAMEN | LLCAMEN |
MAP | MAPS |
MECHLIEN | MECH LIENS |
MERGER | MERGER OF CORPORATIONS |
MINASSIGN | MINERAL ASSIGNMENT |
MINDEEDNOFEE | MINERAL DEED - NO FEE |
MINLEASENOFEE | MINERAL LEASE - NO FEE |
MINOFMET | MINUTES OF MEETING |
CORPMISC | MISC INSTRUMENTS CORP |
MODMORT | MODIFICATION OF MORTGAGE |
MORT - NOFEE | MORTGAGE - NOFEE |
MORTCORR | MORTGAGE CORRECTION |
MUNICPAL | MUNICIPAL INSTRUMENTS |
CORPNP | NON PROFIT CORPORATION |
NONE | NONE |
NOTARYCAN | NOTARY CANCELLATION |
NOTICE | NOTICE |
OTH | OTHER INSTRUMENTS |
UCC7 | PARTIAL RELEASE UCC |
PTNSHIP | PARTNERSHIP |
PMISCINT | PERSONAL MISC INSTRUMENT |
POA | POWER OF ATTORNEY |
PROFLICS | PROFESSIONAL LICENSE |
QCDEED | QUIT CLAIM DEED |
ROINCNOFEE | RECORD OF INCORPORATION - NO FEE |
REGDEEDS | REGISTERS DEED |
REL | RELEASES |
RESTCOVN | RESTRICTIONS AND COVENANTS |
REVASSIGN | REVOCATION OF ASSIGNMENT |
POAREV | REVOCATION POA |
REFUSAL | RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL NOTICE |
ROD | ROD |
SHFFDEED | SHFFDEED |
SUBREGULATIONS | SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS |
UCC5 | SUBORDINATIONS UCC |
TXSLCERT | TAX SALE CERTIFICATES |
UCC6 | TERMINATIONS OF UCC |
TRUST | TRUST |
UCCAMMND | UCC AMMENDMENTS |
VARIANCE | VARIANCE |
VOIDFN | VOIDFN |
VOIDJD | VOIDJD |
VOIDMI | VOIDMI |
VOIDNO | VOIDNO |
WILLS | WILLS |
ADMINBND | ADMINISTRATIVE BONDS |
AGREEMNT | AGREEMENT |
ALTXLREL | ALA DEPT OF REV TAX RELEASE |
ALTXPTREL | ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE PARTRIAL RELEASE |
AMNAGRMT | AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT |
APRELMSO | APRELMSO |
AODNOFEE | ARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION - NO FEE |
ASSIGN | ASSIGNMENT/TRANSFER |
ASSUMAGR | ASSUMPTION AGREEMENTS |
BUSNTRST | BUSINESS TRUST |
CEMETERY | CEMETERY LICENSE |
CERTREDEEM | CERTIFICATE TO REDEEM |
CHURCHAMEN | CHURCH AMENDMENT |
CHURCHDISS | CHURCHDISS |
CLAIM | CLAIM |
CONDMNAT | CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY |
CONRSTCVN | CONSENT TO RESTRICTION |
CSALECNM | CONTRACT SALE FOR MORTGAGE PART |
CORPAMEN | CORP AMENDMENT |
MERGRC | CORP MERGER CORRECTION |
CORPNPCN | CORP NON PROFIT CHANGE OF NAME |
CORPNPID | CORP NON PROFIT INTENT TO DISOLVE |
CORPCH | CORP OF A NON PROFIT CHURCH |
NPIDIS | CORP TO DISSOLVE DISSOLUTION |
CORDEED | CORRECTIVE DEEDS |
CUSTOFCO | CUDTODIAN OF COMPANY |
DEEDS | DEEDS |
DEEDS - NOFEE | DEEDS NO FEE |
DISCLAIMER | DISCLAIMER |
ESMTAROW | EASEMENTS AND RIGHT OF WAYS |
ANREPORT | ELECTION ANREPORT |
ELECTION CERTIFICATE | ELECTION CERTIFICATE |
ELECTIONLETTER | ELECTION LETTER |
ELECTIONNOTICE | ELECTION NOTICE |
PACUPDATE | ELECTION PACUPDATE |
PREREPORT2 | ELECTION PREREPORT2 |
ELECTIONWAIVER | ELECTION WAIVER |
ESCROW | ESCROW PAYMENT |
UCC1 | FINANCING STATEMENT |
FCDEEDS | FORECLOSURE DEEDS |
SALECONT | GENERAL SALES CONTRACT |
GUARDIAN | GUARDIANSHIP |
HOSPLIEN | HOSPITAL LIENS |
INTTODIS | INTENT TO DISOLVE |
IRSLIENS | IRS LIENS |
IRSREL | IRS RELEASE |
JUDGREL | JUDGEMENT RELEASE |
LEASE | LEASE |
LETTERS ADMN | LETTERS ADMINISTRATION |
LIEN | LIEN |
LLP | LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP |
LLCNAM | LIMITED LIBILITY CHANGE OF NAME |
LPAMEN | LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENT |
LISPEND | LIS PENDENDS |
LIVWILL | LIVING WILL |
LLCMISC | LLC MISC |
LLCRSTAT | LLC RESTATED ARTICLES AND AMENDMENT |
LLPDIS | LLP DISOLUTION |
MECHLNRL | MECH LIEN RELEASE |
MCONCORR | MERGER CONVERSION CORRECTION |
MERGER CONV | MERGER OF CORPORATIONS - CONVERTED |
MINDEED | MINERAL DEED |
MINLEASE | MINERAL LEASE |
MLEASEAMEN | MINERAL LEASE AMENDMENT |
MISCINST | MISC INSTRUMENTS |
MISCREV | MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE |
MORT | MORTGAGE |
MORTAMEN | MORTGAGE AMENDMENTS |
MORTEXT | MORTGAGE EXTENSIONS |
CORPNPAUTH | NON PROFIT AUTHORITY |
NONRAGRE | NON RENEWAL AGREEMENTS |
NOTARY | NOTARY |
NOTE | NOTE |
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 |