def convert_thrift_header(thrift_header):
    """ returns a dictionary representation of a thrift transaction header """
    return {
        "actor": thrift_header.actor,
        "block_id": thrift_header.block_id,
        "business_unit": thrift_header.business_unit,
        "create_ts": thrift_header.create_ts,
        "creator_id": thrift_header.creator_id,
        "entity": thrift_header.entity,
        "family_of_business": thrift_header.family_of_business,
        "line_of_business": thrift_header.line_of_business,
        "owner": thrift_header.owner,
        "status": thrift_header.status,
        "transaction_id": thrift_header.transaction_id,
        "transaction_ts": thrift_header.transaction_ts,
        "transaction_type": thrift_header.transaction_type
    }