FinishedBy

Finishedby is not a formal term with a singular, universal definition in standard reference works. In practical use, it appears as a field name or identifier in software systems to denote the actor who completed a task, process, or item. The concept is closely tied to accountability and auditing within workflows.

In data models and APIs, a finishedBy field typically stores a user identifier or name, often accompanied by a corresponding finishedAt timestamp. This combination supports traceability of actions such as task completion or submission. Example usage in a JSON-like record might be: { "taskId": "123", "finishedBy": "u987", "finishedAt": "2025-12-29T17:00:00Z" }. The exact data type may be a string (for user ID) or a reference to a user object in relational or document databases.

In project management and workflow contexts, finishedBy helps distinguish the agent who performed the final action from other roles such as the task owner or assignee. It can be used for auditing, reporting, and permissions enforcement, and it does not necessarily imply permanent responsibility beyond the act of completion.

Naming conventions vary by language and project guidelines. FinishedBy is common in JSON and many programming languages that favor camelCase; other forms such as finished_by or finishedby may appear in systems following snake_case or different naming schemes.

See also: completed by, finished at, task owner, assignee, audit log.