If this helps someone out there...
I have been struggling with this un-informative message for weeks. I have archiving enabled (because I can't get versioning to work in offline mode), ArcGIS Server 10.2.2 and a web map on ArcGIS Online.
Users:
- could NOT update features while working online
- could add new features
- could work offline and synch their changes
After a process of elimination (on a 1.2 million record feature class) I discovered that the GlobalIDs had an issue. I deleted the GlobalID field and recreated it. It now works OK....well until the next Collector challenge!