Example: Classifying a commitment item: 
Classifying Commitment Items:
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In the example, commitment item VER01 (Administration) is being classified.
The commitment item VER01 is assigned to the following class type 043 (for commitment item):
NOT_BUDG (required budget additions).
The characteristics of this class are:
VER_BER (Management area)
AU_ART (Expenditure type)
L_ZEIT (Maturity)
GUL_BER (Validity area)
The characteristics have the following values :
VER_BER
Plan
Executable
AU_ART
Administration
Personnel
Materials
L_ZEIT
1 year
2 years
3 years
GUL_BER
Assets
Management
In the example, commitment item VER01 is classified using the following characteristic values:
Plan
Administration
2 years
Management
Commitment item VER01 is used in area of validity "Administration" and in administration area ‘Planned’. Expenditures debit the "Administration" area and the maturity of these expenditures is two years.