geometryEngine.geodesicBuffer gives error "not implemented" when creating buffer for a layer

MichaelLev

in my code I do:

var buffers = geometryEngine.geodesicBuffer(
          geometries, // geometries
        [bufferDistance], // distance
        "meters", // unit
         true // unionResults into SINGLE polygon
);

But suddenly, for new layers, I get error msg "Not Implemented".

What in the layer(s) can cause such an error?