Field help (SOHCAT2) 

The category cannot be modified; it is determined by the chosen Order type.

Intercompany specificities:

For intersite orders automatically generated from a purchase order, products are always Received / Deliverablefields. In this case, the order category is always: Normalfields.

For intercompany products automatically generated from a purchase order, the sales order category is defined by the product of the first line entered on this purchase order: