"An ERP system (e.g., SAP S/4HANA) is an abstract model of reality; how the system is designed influences how reality is depicted, but it can also influence how reality is constructed."

Use your own words to:

a) Explain the role of an ERP system in capturing the accounting transactions

b) Explain how the design of an ERP system influences how it reflects the "reality" of the business operations

c) Explain how the design of an ERP system can influence reality

d) Referring to the expenditure cycle, illustrate your answer with examples of decisions that are made when designing an ERP system; including, for example, the business rules embedded in the system, controls embedded in the system, the type of controls, the data the system captures and stores, etc.