diff --git a/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricDetails.ts b/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricDetails.ts
index 8ce73c67f2..2cea70a2af 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricDetails.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricDetails.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ export interface MetricDetails {
 }
 
 export enum Temporality {
-	CUMULATIVE = 'cumulative',
-	DELTA = 'delta',
+	CUMULATIVE = 'Cumulative',
+	DELTA = 'Delta',
 }
 
 export interface MetricDetailsAttribute {
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricsList.ts b/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricsList.ts
index f1cb81da62..63fd5e4da4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricsList.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricsList.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ export interface MetricsListItemData {
 	description: string;
 	type: MetricType;
 	unit: string;
-	[TreemapViewType.CARDINALITY]: number;
-	[TreemapViewType.DATAPOINTS]: number;
+	[TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES]: number;
+	[TreemapViewType.SAMPLES]: number;
 	lastReceived: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricsTreeMap.ts b/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricsTreeMap.ts
index 0370d2f275..ce2d28527f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricsTreeMap.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/getMetricsTreeMap.ts
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@ export interface MetricsTreeMapPayload {
 export interface MetricsTreeMapResponse {
 	status: string;
 	data: {
-		[TreemapViewType.CARDINALITY]: CardinalityData[];
-		[TreemapViewType.DATAPOINTS]: DatapointsData[];
+		[TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES]: TimeseriesData[];
+		[TreemapViewType.SAMPLES]: SamplesData[];
 	};
 }
 
-export interface CardinalityData {
+export interface TimeseriesData {
 	percentage: number;
 	total_value: number;
 	metric_name: string;
 }
 
-export interface DatapointsData {
+export interface SamplesData {
 	percentage: number;
 	metric_name: string;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/updateMetricMetadata.ts b/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/updateMetricMetadata.ts
index c841f9c9a1..a739646690 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/updateMetricMetadata.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/metricsExplorer/updateMetricMetadata.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { MetricType } from './getMetricsList';
 
 export interface UpdateMetricMetadataProps {
 	description: string;
-	unit: string;
 	metricType: MetricType;
 	temporality: Temporality;
 	isMonotonic?: boolean;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ const updateMetricMetadata = async (
 	metricName: string,
 	props: UpdateMetricMetadataProps,
 ): Promise<SuccessResponse<UpdateMetricMetadataResponse> | ErrorResponse> => {
-	const response = await axios.put(`/metrics/${metricName}/metadata`, {
+	const response = await axios.post(`/metrics/${metricName}/metadata`, {
 		...props,
 	});
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/Metadata.tsx b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/Metadata.tsx
index 6bbd48186b..9d087d1ce1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/Metadata.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/Metadata.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ import { useNotifications } from 'hooks/useNotifications';
 import { Edit2, Save } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { METRIC_TYPE_LABEL_MAP } from '../Summary/constants';
+import {
+	METRIC_TYPE_LABEL_MAP,
+	METRIC_TYPE_VALUES_MAP,
+} from '../Summary/constants';
 import { MetricTypeRenderer } from '../Summary/utils';
 import { METRIC_METADATA_KEYS } from './constants';
 import { MetadataProps } from './types';
@@ -29,7 +32,6 @@ function Metadata({
 	] = useState<UpdateMetricMetadataProps>({
 		metricType: metadata?.metric_type || MetricType.SUM,
 		description: metadata?.description || '',
-		unit: metadata?.unit || '',
 		temporality: metadata?.temporality || Temporality.CUMULATIVE,
 	});
 	const { notifications } = useNotifications();
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ function Metadata({
 				ellipsis: true,
 				className: 'metric-metadata-value',
 				render: (field: { value: string; key: string }): JSX.Element => {
-					if (!isEditing) {
+					if (!isEditing || field.key === 'unit') {
 						if (field.key === 'metric_type') {
 							return (
 								<div>
@@ -95,9 +97,9 @@ function Metadata({
 					if (field.key === 'metric_type') {
 						return (
 							<Select
-								options={Object.entries(METRIC_TYPE_LABEL_MAP).map(([key, value]) => ({
+								options={Object.entries(METRIC_TYPE_VALUES_MAP).map(([key]) => ({
 									value: key,
-									label: value,
+									label: METRIC_TYPE_LABEL_MAP[key as MetricType],
 								}))}
 								value={metricMetadata.metricType}
 								onChange={(value): void => {
@@ -167,13 +169,15 @@ function Metadata({
 						setIsEditing(false);
 					} else {
 						notifications.error({
-							message: 'Failed to update metadata',
+							message:
+								'Failed to update metadata, please try again. If the issue persists, please contact support.',
 						});
 					}
 				},
 				onError: (): void =>
 					notifications.error({
-						message: 'Failed to update metadata',
+						message:
+							'Failed to update metadata, please try again. If the issue persists, please contact support.',
 					}),
 			},
 		);
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/MetricDetails.styles.scss b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/MetricDetails.styles.scss
index 342926742d..4bc76b05d3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/MetricDetails.styles.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/MetricDetails.styles.scss
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 			.labels-row,
 			.values-row {
 				display: grid;
-				grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 2fr 2fr;
+				grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 2fr;
 				gap: 30px;
 				align-items: center;
 			}
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/MetricDetails.tsx b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/MetricDetails.tsx
index bac81d7eac..395b49c268 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/MetricDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/MetricDetails.tsx
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ import { useSafeNavigate } from 'hooks/useSafeNavigate';
 import { Compass, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 
+import { formatNumberIntoHumanReadableFormat } from '../Summary/utils';
 import AllAttributes from './AllAttributes';
 import DashboardsAndAlertsPopover from './DashboardsAndAlertsPopover';
 import Metadata from './Metadata';
-import TopAttributes from './TopAttributes';
 import { MetricDetailsProps } from './types';
 import {
 	formatNumberToCompactFormat,
@@ -60,7 +60,16 @@ function MetricDetails({
 		if (!metric) return null;
 		const timeSeriesActive = formatNumberToCompactFormat(metric.timeSeriesActive);
 		const timeSeriesTotal = formatNumberToCompactFormat(metric.timeSeriesTotal);
-		return `${timeSeriesActive} ⎯ ${timeSeriesTotal} active`;
+
+		return (
+			<Tooltip
+				title="Active time series are those that have received data points in the last 1
+					hour."
+				placement="top"
+			>
+				<span>{`${timeSeriesTotal} ⎯ ${timeSeriesActive} active`}</span>
+			</Tooltip>
+		);
 	}, [metric]);
 
 	const goToMetricsExplorerwithSelectedMetric = useCallback(() => {
@@ -73,17 +82,6 @@ function MetricDetails({
 		}
 	}, [metricName, safeNavigate]);
 
-	const top5Attributes = useMemo(() => {
-		if (!metric) return [];
-		const totalSum =
-			metric?.attributes.reduce((acc, curr) => acc + curr.valueCount, 0) || 0;
-		return metric?.attributes.slice(0, 5).map((attr) => ({
-			key: attr.key,
-			count: attr.valueCount,
-			percentage: totalSum === 0 ? 0 : (attr.valueCount / totalSum) * 100,
-		}));
-	}, [metric]);
-
 	const isMetricDetailsError = metricDetailsError || !metric;
 
 	return (
@@ -99,6 +97,8 @@ function MetricDetails({
 						onClick={goToMetricsExplorerwithSelectedMetric}
 						icon={<Compass size={16} />}
 						disabled={!metricName}
+						target="_blank"
+						rel="noopener noreferrer"
 					>
 						Open in Explorer
 					</Button>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function MetricDetails({
 					<div className="metric-details-content-grid">
 						<div className="labels-row">
 							<Typography.Text type="secondary" className="metric-details-grid-label">
-								DATAPOINTS
+								SAMPLES
 							</Typography.Text>
 							<Typography.Text type="secondary" className="metric-details-grid-label">
 								TIME SERIES
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ function MetricDetails({
 						</div>
 						<div className="values-row">
 							<Typography.Text className="metric-details-grid-value">
-								<Tooltip title={metric?.samples}>
-									{metric?.samples.toLocaleString()}
+								<Tooltip title={metric?.samples.toLocaleString()}>
+									{formatNumberIntoHumanReadableFormat(metric?.samples)}
 								</Tooltip>
 							</Typography.Text>
 							<Typography.Text className="metric-details-grid-value">
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ function MetricDetails({
 						dashboards={metric.dashboards}
 						alerts={metric.alerts}
 					/>
-					<TopAttributes items={top5Attributes} title="Top 5 Attributes" />
 					<Metadata
 						metricName={metric?.name}
 						metadata={metric.metadata}
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/utils.tsx b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/utils.tsx
index f8013a4c7f..96c54551be 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/utils.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/MetricDetails/utils.tsx
@@ -7,17 +7,29 @@ import { DataSource } from 'types/common/queryBuilder';
 
 export function formatTimestampToReadableDate(timestamp: string): string {
 	const date = new Date(timestamp);
-	// Extracting date components
-	const day = String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, '0');
-	const month = String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'); // Months are 0-based
-	const year = String(date.getFullYear()).slice(-2); // Get last two digits of year
+	const now = new Date();
+	const diffInSeconds = Math.floor((now.getTime() - date.getTime()) / 1000);
 
-	// Extracting time components
-	const hours = String(date.getHours()).padStart(2, '0');
-	const minutes = String(date.getMinutes()).padStart(2, '0');
-	const seconds = String(date.getSeconds()).padStart(2, '0');
+	if (diffInSeconds < 60) return 'Few seconds ago';
 
-	return `${day}.${month}.${year} ⎯ ${hours}:${minutes}:${seconds}`;
+	const diffInMinutes = Math.floor(diffInSeconds / 60);
+	if (diffInMinutes < 60)
+		return `${diffInMinutes} minute${diffInMinutes > 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`;
+
+	const diffInHours = Math.floor(diffInMinutes / 60);
+	if (diffInHours < 24)
+		return `${diffInHours} hour${diffInHours > 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`;
+
+	const diffInDays = Math.floor(diffInHours / 24);
+	if (diffInDays === 1) {
+		return `Yesterday at ${date
+			.getHours()
+			.toString()
+			.padStart(2, '0')}:${date.getMinutes().toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
+	}
+	if (diffInDays < 7) return `${diffInDays} days ago`;
+
+	return date.toLocaleDateString();
 }
 
 export function formatNumberToCompactFormat(num: number): string {
@@ -31,7 +43,10 @@ export function determineIsMonotonic(
 	metricType: MetricType,
 	temporality: Temporality,
 ): boolean {
-	if (metricType === MetricType.HISTOGRAM) {
+	if (
+		metricType === MetricType.HISTOGRAM ||
+		metricType === MetricType.EXPONENTIAL_HISTOGRAM
+	) {
 		return true;
 	}
 	if (metricType === MetricType.GAUGE || metricType === MetricType.SUMMARY) {
@@ -55,7 +70,7 @@ export function getMetricDetailsQuery(
 					...initialQueriesMap[DataSource.METRICS].builder.queryData[0],
 					aggregateAttribute: {
 						key: metricName,
-						type: DataTypes.String,
+						type: '',
 						id: `${metricName}----string--`,
 					},
 					timeAggregation: 'rate',
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsSearch.tsx b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsSearch.tsx
index 52116ba9a3..e004191195 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsSearch.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsSearch.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { Select } from 'antd';
+import { Select, Tooltip } from 'antd';
 import QueryBuilderSearch from 'container/QueryBuilder/filters/QueryBuilderSearch';
 import DateTimeSelectionV2 from 'container/TopNav/DateTimeSelectionV2';
-import { HardHat } from 'lucide-react';
+import { HardHat, Info } from 'lucide-react';
 
 import { TREEMAP_VIEW_OPTIONS } from './constants';
 import { MetricsSearchProps } from './types';
@@ -27,12 +27,20 @@ function MetricsSearch({
 					hideShareModal
 				/>
 			</div>
-			<QueryBuilderSearch
-				query={query}
-				onChange={onChange}
-				suffixIcon={<HardHat size={16} />}
-				isMetricsExplorer
-			/>
+			<div className="qb-search-container">
+				<Tooltip
+					title="Use filters to refine metrics based on attributes. Example: service_name=api - Shows all metrics associated with the API service"
+					placement="right"
+				>
+					<Info size={16} />
+				</Tooltip>
+				<QueryBuilderSearch
+					query={query}
+					onChange={onChange}
+					suffixIcon={<HardHat size={16} />}
+					isMetricsExplorer
+				/>
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsTable.tsx b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsTable.tsx
index 689001a300..cb950f9a2f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsTable.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import {
 	Table,
 	TablePaginationConfig,
 	TableProps,
+	Tooltip,
 	Typography,
 } from 'antd';
 import { SorterResult } from 'antd/es/table/interface';
+import { Info } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import { MetricsListItemRowData, MetricsTableProps } from './types';
@@ -37,8 +39,8 @@ function MetricsTable({
 				});
 			} else {
 				setOrderBy({
-					columnName: 'type',
-					order: 'asc',
+					columnName: 'samples',
+					order: 'desc',
 				});
 			}
 		},
@@ -47,6 +49,17 @@ function MetricsTable({
 
 	return (
 		<div className="metrics-table-container">
+			<div className="metrics-table-title">
+				<Typography.Title level={4} className="metrics-table-title">
+					List View
+				</Typography.Title>
+				<Tooltip
+					title="The table displays all metrics in the selected time range. Each row represents a unique metric, and its metric name, and metadata like description, type, unit, and samples/timeseries cardinality observed in the selected time range."
+					placement="right"
+				>
+					<Info size={16} />
+				</Tooltip>
+			</div>
 			<Table
 				loading={{
 					spinning: isLoading,
@@ -62,7 +75,6 @@ function MetricsTable({
 								alt="thinking-emoji"
 								className="empty-state-svg"
 							/>
-
 							<Typography.Text className="no-metrics-message">
 								This query had no results. Edit your query and try again!
 							</Typography.Text>
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsTreemap.tsx b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsTreemap.tsx
index 5d7199f321..6b659d84de 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsTreemap.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/MetricsTreemap.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { Group } from '@visx/group';
 import { Treemap } from '@visx/hierarchy';
-import { Empty, Skeleton, Tooltip } from 'antd';
+import { Empty, Skeleton, Tooltip, Typography } from 'antd';
 import { stratify, treemapBinary } from 'd3-hierarchy';
+import { Info } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useWindowSize } from 'react-use';
 
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ function MetricsTreemap({
 
 	const treemapData = useMemo(() => {
 		const extracedTreemapData =
-			(viewType === TreemapViewType.CARDINALITY
-				? data?.data?.[TreemapViewType.CARDINALITY]
-				: data?.data?.[TreemapViewType.DATAPOINTS]) || [];
+			(viewType === TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES
+				? data?.data?.[TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES]
+				: data?.data?.[TreemapViewType.SAMPLES]) || [];
 		return transformTreemapData(extracedTreemapData, viewType);
 	}, [data, viewType]);
 
@@ -71,8 +72,21 @@ function MetricsTreemap({
 	}
 
 	return (
-		<div className="metrics-treemap">
-			<svg width={treemapWidth} height={TREEMAP_HEIGHT}>
+		<div className="metrics-treemap-container">
+			<div className="metrics-treemap-title">
+				<Typography.Title level={4}>Proportion View</Typography.Title>
+				<Tooltip
+					title="The treemap displays the proportion of samples/timeseries in the selected time range. Each tile represents a unique metric, and its size indicates the percentage of samples/timeseries it contributes to the total."
+					placement="right"
+				>
+					<Info size={16} />
+				</Tooltip>
+			</div>
+			<svg
+				width={treemapWidth}
+				height={TREEMAP_HEIGHT}
+				className="metrics-treemap"
+			>
 				<rect
 					width={treemapWidth}
 					height={TREEMAP_HEIGHT}
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/Summary.styles.scss b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/Summary.styles.scss
index 2efdc7402d..7c7d0d8860 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/Summary.styles.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/Summary.styles.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@
 	gap: 16px;
 	padding: 16px 0;
 
+	.metrics-table-title,
+	.metrics-treemap-title {
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: 8px;
+		margin-bottom: 16px;
+
+		.ant-typography {
+			margin-top: 0;
+			margin-bottom: 0;
+		}
+
+		.lucide-info {
+			cursor: pointer;
+		}
+	}
+
 	.metrics-search-container {
 		display: flex;
 		flex-direction: column;
@@ -13,13 +30,27 @@
 			display: flex;
 			justify-content: space-between;
 		}
+
+		.qb-search-container {
+			display: flex;
+			align-items: center;
+			gap: 8px;
+
+			.lucide-info {
+				cursor: pointer;
+			}
+
+			.query-builder-search-container {
+				width: 100%;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	.metrics-table-container {
-		margin-left: -16px;
-		margin-right: -16px;
-
 		.ant-table {
+			margin-left: -16px;
+			margin-right: -16px;
+
 			max-height: 500px;
 			overflow-y: auto;
 			.ant-table-thead > tr > th {
@@ -61,6 +92,12 @@
 				background: var(--bg-ink-400);
 			}
 
+			.metric-description-column-value {
+				white-space: nowrap;
+				overflow: hidden;
+				text-overflow: ellipsis;
+			}
+
 			.metric-name-column-value {
 				color: var(--bg-vanilla-100);
 				font-family: 'Geist Mono';
@@ -150,6 +187,11 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	.metrics-treemap {
+		margin-left: -12px;
+		margin-right: -12px;
+	}
+
 	.no-metrics-message-container {
 		display: flex;
 		flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/Summary.tsx b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/Summary.tsx
index 45d1fe8d02..3fd8c23e16 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/Summary.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/Summary.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useGetMetricsTreeMap } from 'hooks/metricsExplorer/useGetMetricsTreeMap
 import { useQueryBuilder } from 'hooks/queryBuilder/useQueryBuilder';
 import { useQueryOperations } from 'hooks/queryBuilder/useQueryBuilderOperations';
 import ErrorBoundaryFallback from 'pages/ErrorBoundaryFallback/ErrorBoundaryFallback';
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { AppState } from 'store/reducers';
 import { TagFilter } from 'types/api/queryBuilder/queryBuilderData';
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ function Summary(): JSX.Element {
 	const { pageSize, setPageSize } = usePageSize('metricsExplorer');
 	const [currentPage, setCurrentPage] = useState(1);
 	const [orderBy, setOrderBy] = useState<OrderByPayload>({
-		columnName: 'type',
-		order: 'asc',
+		columnName: 'samples',
+		order: 'desc',
 	});
 	const [heatmapView, setHeatmapView] = useState<TreemapViewType>(
-		TreemapViewType.CARDINALITY,
+		TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES,
 	);
 	const [isMetricDetailsOpen, setIsMetricDetailsOpen] = useState(false);
 	const [selectedMetricName, setSelectedMetricName] = useState<string | null>(
@@ -99,15 +99,6 @@ function Summary(): JSX.Element {
 		enabled: !!metricsTreemapQuery,
 	});
 
-	// Reset the filters when the component mounts
-	useEffect(() => {
-		handleChangeQueryData('filters', {
-			op: 'AND',
-			items: [],
-		});
-		// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-	}, []);
-
 	const handleFilterChange = useCallback(
 		(value: TagFilter) => {
 			handleChangeQueryData('filters', value);
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/constants.ts b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/constants.ts
index 6d7f56a415..0b782d9268 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/constants.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/constants.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ export const TREEMAP_VIEW_OPTIONS: {
 	value: TreemapViewType;
 	label: string;
 }[] = [
-	{ value: TreemapViewType.CARDINALITY, label: 'Cardinality' },
-	{ value: TreemapViewType.DATAPOINTS, label: 'Datapoints' },
+	{ value: TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES, label: 'Time Series' },
+	{ value: TreemapViewType.SAMPLES, label: 'Samples' },
 ];
 
-export const TREEMAP_HEIGHT = 300;
+export const TREEMAP_HEIGHT = 200;
 export const TREEMAP_SQUARE_PADDING = 5;
 
 export const TREEMAP_MARGINS = { TOP: 10, LEFT: 10, RIGHT: 10, BOTTOM: 10 };
@@ -24,3 +24,11 @@ export const METRIC_TYPE_LABEL_MAP = {
 	[MetricType.SUMMARY]: 'Summary',
 	[MetricType.EXPONENTIAL_HISTOGRAM]: 'Exp. Histogram',
 };
+
+export const METRIC_TYPE_VALUES_MAP = {
+	[MetricType.SUM]: 'Sum',
+	[MetricType.GAUGE]: 'Gauge',
+	[MetricType.HISTOGRAM]: 'Histogram',
+	[MetricType.SUMMARY]: 'Summary',
+	[MetricType.EXPONENTIAL_HISTOGRAM]: 'ExponentialHistogram',
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/types.ts b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/types.ts
index d5b2b48c91..293df88005 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/types.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export interface MetricsListItemRowData {
 }
 
 export enum TreemapViewType {
-	CARDINALITY = 'timeseries',
-	DATAPOINTS = 'samples',
+	TIMESERIES = 'timeseries',
+	SAMPLES = 'samples',
 }
 
 export interface TreemapTile {
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/utils.tsx b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/utils.tsx
index b15afb8642..984148468d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/utils.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/MetricsExplorer/Summary/utils.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import {
 	MetricType,
 } from 'api/metricsExplorer/getMetricsList';
 import {
-	CardinalityData,
-	DatapointsData,
+	SamplesData,
+	TimeseriesData,
 } from 'api/metricsExplorer/getMetricsTreeMap';
 import {
 	BarChart,
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ export const metricsTableColumns: ColumnType<MetricsListItemRowData>[] = [
 		title: 'DESCRIPTION',
 		dataIndex: 'description',
 		width: 400,
+		render: (value: string): React.ReactNode => (
+			<Tooltip title={value}>
+				<div className="metric-description-column-value">{value}</div>
+			</Tooltip>
+		),
 	},
 	{
 		title: 'TYPE',
@@ -50,14 +55,14 @@ export const metricsTableColumns: ColumnType<MetricsListItemRowData>[] = [
 		width: 150,
 	},
 	{
-		title: 'DATAPOINTS',
-		dataIndex: TreemapViewType.DATAPOINTS,
+		title: 'SAMPLES',
+		dataIndex: TreemapViewType.SAMPLES,
 		width: 150,
 		sorter: true,
 	},
 	{
-		title: 'CARDINALITY',
-		dataIndex: TreemapViewType.CARDINALITY,
+		title: 'TIME SERIES',
+		dataIndex: TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES,
 		width: 150,
 		sorter: true,
 	},
@@ -138,6 +143,26 @@ function ValidateRowValueWrapper({
 	return <div>{children}</div>;
 }
 
+export const formatNumberIntoHumanReadableFormat = (num: number): string => {
+	function format(num: number, divisor: number, suffix: string): string {
+		const value = num / divisor;
+		return value % 1 === 0
+			? `${value}${suffix}+`
+			: `${value.toFixed(1).replace(/\.0$/, '')}${suffix}+`;
+	}
+
+	if (num >= 1_000_000_000) {
+		return format(num, 1_000_000_000, 'B');
+	}
+	if (num >= 1_000_000) {
+		return format(num, 1_000_000, 'M');
+	}
+	if (num >= 1_000) {
+		return format(num, 1_000, 'K');
+	}
+	return num.toString();
+};
+
 export const formatDataForMetricsTable = (
 	data: MetricsListItemData[],
 ): MetricsListItemRowData[] =>
@@ -159,25 +184,28 @@ export const formatDataForMetricsTable = (
 				{metric.unit}
 			</ValidateRowValueWrapper>
 		),
-		[TreemapViewType.DATAPOINTS]: (
-			<ValidateRowValueWrapper value={metric[TreemapViewType.DATAPOINTS]}>
-				{metric[TreemapViewType.DATAPOINTS].toLocaleString()}
+		[TreemapViewType.SAMPLES]: (
+			<ValidateRowValueWrapper value={metric[TreemapViewType.SAMPLES]}>
+				<Tooltip title={metric[TreemapViewType.SAMPLES].toLocaleString()}>
+					{formatNumberIntoHumanReadableFormat(metric[TreemapViewType.SAMPLES])}
+				</Tooltip>
 			</ValidateRowValueWrapper>
 		),
-		[TreemapViewType.CARDINALITY]: (
-			<ValidateRowValueWrapper value={metric[TreemapViewType.CARDINALITY]}>
-				{metric[TreemapViewType.CARDINALITY]}
+		[TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES]: (
+			<ValidateRowValueWrapper value={metric[TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES]}>
+				<Tooltip title={metric[TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES].toLocaleString()}>
+					{formatNumberIntoHumanReadableFormat(metric[TreemapViewType.TIMESERIES])}
+				</Tooltip>
 			</ValidateRowValueWrapper>
 		),
 	}));
 
 export const transformTreemapData = (
-	data: CardinalityData[] | DatapointsData[],
+	data: TimeseriesData[] | SamplesData[],
 	viewType: TreemapViewType,
 ): TreemapTile[] => {
-	const totalSize = (data as (CardinalityData | DatapointsData)[]).reduce(
-		(acc: number, item: CardinalityData | DatapointsData) =>
-			acc + item.percentage,
+	const totalSize = (data as (TimeseriesData | SamplesData)[]).reduce(
+		(acc: number, item: TimeseriesData | SamplesData) => acc + item.percentage,
 		0,
 	);
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/SideNav/menuItems.tsx b/frontend/src/container/SideNav/menuItems.tsx
index af3acc7f6f..3d05075093 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/SideNav/menuItems.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/SideNav/menuItems.tsx
@@ -100,13 +100,12 @@ const menuItems: SidebarItem[] = [
 		label: 'Logs',
 		icon: <ScrollText size={16} />,
 	},
-	// TODO - Enable this when the metrics explorer feature is read for release
-	// {
-	// 	key: ROUTES.METRICS_EXPLORER,
-	// 	label: 'Metrics',
-	// 	icon: <BarChart2 size={16} />,
-	// 	isNew: true,
-	// },
+	{
+		key: ROUTES.METRICS_EXPLORER,
+		label: 'Metrics',
+		icon: <BarChart2 size={16} />,
+		isNew: true,
+	},
 	{
 		key: ROUTES.INFRASTRUCTURE_MONITORING_HOSTS,
 		label: 'Infra Monitoring',