R12: Tools > Copy Function fails with FNDFS Error after a fresh installation (Doc ID 419142.1)

Applies to:

Oracle Application Object Library - Version 12.0.1 to 12.0.4 [Release 12]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Checked for relevance on 24-NOV-2013

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

Symptoms

When attempting to use the Tools -> Copy Functionality fails the following error occurs:

An error occurred while attempting to establish an Applications File Server connection with the node FNDFS_. There may be a network configuration problem, or the TNS listener on node FNDFS_ may not be running. Please contact your system administrator.

The Following aspects have been verified:

a. All the entries in tnsnames.ora is correct.
b. Tnsping to all the entries in tnsnames.ora return successful results.

Cause

The issue is caused to a incorrect value in the Profile Options related to RRA   

Solution

Ensure that the following profile options have the Desired value:

1. "RRA: Enabled" (/FS_ENABLED) should be set to  "Yes"
2. "RRA: Service Prefix" (/FS_SVC_PREFIX)  should be  null-ed out , no spaces allowed

After making the changes, Log-out and Login back and retest the issue.