diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/dimension-table/DimensionDisplay.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/dimension-table/DimensionDisplay.svelte
index 300cd95afa9..f158c205844 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/dimension-table/DimensionDisplay.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/dimension-table/DimensionDisplay.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
    * to be displayed in explore
    */
   import { getStateManagers } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/state-managers/state-managers";
+  import { eventBus } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/event-bus/event-bus";
   import {
     createQueryServiceMetricsViewAggregation,
     type MetricsViewSpecDimensionV2,
@@ -14,19 +15,18 @@
     type V1MetricsViewSpec,
     type V1TimeRange,
   } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client";
-  import { getDimensionFilterWithSearch } from "./dimension-table-utils";
-  import DimensionHeader from "./DimensionHeader.svelte";
-  import DimensionTable from "./DimensionTable.svelte";
-  import { eventBus } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/event-bus/event-bus";
-  import { sanitiseExpression } from "../stores/filter-utils";
-  import { mergeDimensionAndMeasureFilter } from "../filters/measure-filters/measure-filter-utils";
-  import { getFiltersForOtherDimensions } from "../selectors";
-  import type { DimensionThresholdFilter } from "../stores/metrics-explorer-entity";
   import { runtime } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client/runtime-store";
+  import { getComparisonRequestMeasures } from "../dashboard-utils";
+  import { mergeDimensionAndMeasureFilter } from "../filters/measure-filters/measure-filter-utils";
   import { getSort } from "../leaderboard/leaderboard-utils";
+  import { getFiltersForOtherDimensions } from "../selectors";
   import { getMeasuresForDimensionTable } from "../state-managers/selectors/dashboard-queries";
-  import { getComparisonRequestMeasures } from "../dashboard-utils";
   import { dimensionSearchText } from "../stores/dashboard-stores";
+  import { sanitiseExpression } from "../stores/filter-utils";
+  import type { DimensionThresholdFilter } from "../stores/metrics-explorer-entity";
+  import DimensionHeader from "./DimensionHeader.svelte";
+  import DimensionTable from "./DimensionTable.svelte";
+  import { getDimensionFilterWithSearch } from "./dimension-table-utils";
 
   const queryLimit = 250;
 
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   export let visibleMeasureNames: string[];
   export let timeControlsReady: boolean;
   export let dimension: MetricsViewSpecDimensionV2;
+  export let hideStartPivotButton = false;
 
   const {
     selectors: {
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@
         isFetching={$sortedQuery?.isFetching}
         bind:searchText={$dimensionSearchText}
         onToggleSearchItems={toggleAllSearchItems}
+        {hideStartPivotButton}
       />
     </div>
 
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/dimension-table/DimensionHeader.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/dimension-table/DimensionHeader.svelte
index 261e6242b68..dd6ae82ed0b 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/dimension-table/DimensionHeader.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/dimension-table/DimensionHeader.svelte
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   export let isRowsEmpty = true;
   export let searchText: string;
   export let onToggleSearchItems: () => void;
+  export let hideStartPivotButton = false;
 
   const exportDash = createQueryServiceExport();
 
@@ -219,14 +220,16 @@
         exploreName={$exploreName}
       />
     {/if}
-    <button
-      class="h-6 px-1.5 py-px rounded-sm hover:bg-gray-200 text-gray-700"
-      on:click={() => {
-        startPivotForDimensionTable();
-      }}
-    >
-      Start Pivot
-    </button>
+    {#if !hideStartPivotButton}
+      <button
+        class="h-6 px-1.5 py-px rounded-sm hover:bg-gray-200 text-gray-700"
+        on:click={() => {
+          startPivotForDimensionTable();
+        }}
+      >
+        Start Pivot
+      </button>
+    {/if}
   </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-dimension-details/TDDHeader.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-dimension-details/TDDHeader.svelte
index 1af19220913..ba72753cfd6 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-dimension-details/TDDHeader.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-dimension-details/TDDHeader.svelte
@@ -15,25 +15,27 @@
   import SelectAllButton from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/dimension-table/SelectAllButton.svelte";
   import ReplacePivotDialog from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/pivot/ReplacePivotDialog.svelte";
   import { getStateManagers } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/state-managers/state-managers";
-  import { metricsExplorerStore } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/stores/dashboard-stores";
+  import {
+    dimensionSearchText,
+    metricsExplorerStore,
+  } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/stores/dashboard-stores";
   import ComparisonSelector from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/time-controls/ComparisonSelector.svelte";
   import DelayedSpinner from "@rilldata/web-common/features/entity-management/DelayedSpinner.svelte";
   import { TIME_GRAIN } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/time/config";
   import type { TimeGrain } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/time/types";
   import { slideRight } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/transitions";
+  import {
+    V1ExportFormat,
+    createQueryServiceExport,
+  } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client";
   import { fly } from "svelte/transition";
+  import ExportMenu from "../../exports/ExportMenu.svelte";
   import { featureFlags } from "../../feature-flags";
   import { PivotChipType } from "../pivot/types";
-  import type { TDDComparison } from "./types";
   import TimeGrainSelector from "../time-controls/TimeGrainSelector.svelte";
   import exportTDD from "./export-tdd";
-  import ExportMenu from "../../exports/ExportMenu.svelte";
-  import {
-    createQueryServiceExport,
-    V1ExportFormat,
-  } from "@rilldata/web-common/runtime-client";
   import { getTDDExportArgs } from "./getTDDExportArgs";
-  import { dimensionSearchText } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/stores/dashboard-stores";
+  import type { TDDComparison } from "./types";
 
   export let exploreName: string;
   export let dimensionName: string;
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@
   export let isRowsEmpty = false;
   export let expandedMeasureName: string;
   export let onToggleSearchItems: () => void;
+  export let hideStartPivotButton = false;
 
   const { adminServer, exports } = featureFlags;
   const exportDash = createQueryServiceExport();
@@ -262,15 +265,17 @@
           {exploreName}
         />
       {/if}
-      <Button
-        compact
-        type="text"
-        on:click={() => {
-          startPivotForTDD();
-        }}
-      >
-        Start Pivot
-      </Button>
+      {#if !hideStartPivotButton}
+        <Button
+          compact
+          type="text"
+          on:click={() => {
+            startPivotForTDD();
+          }}
+        >
+          Start Pivot
+        </Button>
+      {/if}
     </div>
   {/if}
 </div>
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-dimension-details/TimeDimensionDisplay.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-dimension-details/TimeDimensionDisplay.svelte
index 9a75e0557b0..45ba1faf383 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-dimension-details/TimeDimensionDisplay.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-dimension-details/TimeDimensionDisplay.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import Compare from "@rilldata/web-common/components/icons/Compare.svelte";
-  import { eventBus } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/event-bus/event-bus";
   import {
     SortDirection,
     SortType,
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@
   import { metricsExplorerStore } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/stores/dashboard-stores";
   import { useTimeControlStore } from "@rilldata/web-common/features/dashboards/time-controls/time-control-store";
   import { debounce } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/create-debouncer";
+  import { eventBus } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/event-bus/event-bus";
   import { TIME_GRAIN } from "@rilldata/web-common/lib/time/config";
   import { timeFormat } from "d3-time-format";
   import { onDestroy } from "svelte";
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
   export let exploreName: string;
   export let expandedMeasureName: string;
+  export let hideStartPivotButton = false;
 
   const stateManagers = getStateManagers();
   const {
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@
     isRowsEmpty={!rowHeaderLabels.length}
     {exploreName}
     onToggleSearchItems={toggleAllSearchItems}
+    {hideStartPivotButton}
   />
 
   {#if $timeDimensionDataStore?.isError}
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-series/MetricsTimeSeriesCharts.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-series/MetricsTimeSeriesCharts.svelte
index 7a3df96e5ac..99a51cb2a50 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-series/MetricsTimeSeriesCharts.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/time-series/MetricsTimeSeriesCharts.svelte
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
   export let exploreName: string;
   export let workspaceWidth: number;
+  export let hideStartPivotButton = false;
 
   const {
     selectors: {
@@ -315,14 +316,16 @@
         }}
       />
 
-      <button
-        class="h-6 px-1.5 py-px rounded-sm hover:bg-gray-200 text-gray-700 ml-auto"
-        on:click={() => {
-          startPivotForTimeseries();
-        }}
-      >
-        Start Pivot
-      </button>
+      {#if !hideStartPivotButton}
+        <button
+          class="h-6 px-1.5 py-px rounded-sm hover:bg-gray-200 text-gray-700 ml-auto"
+          on:click={() => {
+            startPivotForTimeseries();
+          }}
+        >
+          Start Pivot
+        </button>
+      {/if}
     {/if}
   </div>
 
diff --git a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/workspace/Dashboard.svelte b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/workspace/Dashboard.svelte
index dd78bcd93e3..22f14fd0fb1 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/dashboards/workspace/Dashboard.svelte
+++ b/web-common/src/features/dashboards/workspace/Dashboard.svelte
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
   import { selectedMockUserStore } from "../granular-access-policies/stores";
   import LeaderboardDisplay from "../leaderboard/LeaderboardDisplay.svelte";
   import RowsViewerAccordion from "../rows-viewer/RowsViewerAccordion.svelte";
-  import TimeDimensionDisplay from "../time-dimension-details/TimeDimensionDisplay.svelte";
-  import MetricsTimeSeriesCharts from "../time-series/MetricsTimeSeriesCharts.svelte";
   import { getStateManagers } from "../state-managers/state-managers";
   import { useTimeControlStore } from "../time-controls/time-control-store";
+  import TimeDimensionDisplay from "../time-dimension-details/TimeDimensionDisplay.svelte";
+  import MetricsTimeSeriesCharts from "../time-series/MetricsTimeSeriesCharts.svelte";
 
   export let exploreName: string;
   export let metricsViewName: string;
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
             <MetricsTimeSeriesCharts
               {exploreName}
               workspaceWidth={exploreContainerWidth}
+              hideStartPivotButton={hidePivot}
             />
           {:else}
             <MeasuresContainer {exploreContainerWidth} {metricsViewName} />
@@ -138,7 +139,11 @@
 
       {#if expandedMeasureName}
         <hr class="border-t border-gray-200 -ml-4" />
-        <TimeDimensionDisplay {exploreName} {expandedMeasureName} />
+        <TimeDimensionDisplay
+          {exploreName}
+          {expandedMeasureName}
+          hideStartPivotButton={hidePivot}
+        />
       {:else}
         <div class="pt-2 pl-1 border-l overflow-auto w-full">
           {#if selectedDimension}
@@ -155,6 +160,7 @@
               visibleMeasureNames={$visibleMeasures.map(
                 ({ name }) => name ?? "",
               )}
+              hideStartPivotButton={hidePivot}
             />
           {:else}
             <LeaderboardDisplay