We're going to use the submission button as the master status indicator. We'll go with subtle at first - inactive if there are any invalid elements or missing mandatory elements, active for submission if all mandatory elements are complete and valid and there are no invalid elements.
We could also include hovertext explaining why the button is inactive:
"Please complete all mandatory elements and ensure all completed elements are valid before submitting".
We're going to use the submission button as the master status indicator. We'll go with subtle at first - inactive if there are any invalid elements or missing mandatory elements, active for submission if all mandatory elements are complete and valid and there are no invalid elements.
We could also include hovertext explaining why the button is inactive: "Please complete all mandatory elements and ensure all completed elements are valid before submitting".