Before you Classify a Document 
You can only classify documents with reference to a class of a class type for which the Document object type (data base table DRAW) is maintained.
Prerequisites in Customizing
At least one class type for documents must be defined in Customizing for the Classification System, by choosing Classes
® Maintain object types and class types.In the standard R/3 system the following class types are supported for documents:
Prerequisites in the Classification System
At least one class must be defined for the appropriate class type in the classification system.
This class does not need to have characteristics. However, the values assigned to characteristics are useful search criteria when you search for documents. The system does not have to access the database as often, and the search result is more precisely targeted.

Please note that characteristics and their values are inherited in a class hierarchy. Characteristics that are inherited from superior classes in the hierarchy are displayed as fields on the Basic Data screen.
If you want to define class types yourself, you must