Rule 1.951 Judgment defined

Here's a plain English summary of this rule:

A judgment is simply the court's final decision on the rights of the people involved in a case. Once a judge makes a ruling that fully settles an issue in the lawsuit, that ruling counts as a judgment.

This applies to any kind of final decision, not just one specific type. If the court's ruling wraps up the rights being fought over in the case, it's treated as a judgment under Iowa law.