actionby
Actionby is a term used in information systems to denote the identity of the user or system that initiated a particular action within an application, service, or data store. In many logging, auditing, and workflow contexts, actionby appears as a field or property (often named actionBy, action_by, or performed_by) to record who performed an operation such as create, update, delete, or execute a task. The concept is common across database audit trails, security event logs, and workflow engines.
In practice, actionby may hold a user identifier (such as a user_id) or a machine or service
Common considerations for implementing actionby include ensuring a stable, verifiable identifier, deriving it from the proper