diff --git a/devenv/dev-dashboards/feature-templating/testdata-nested-variables.json b/devenv/dev-dashboards/feature-templating/testdata-nested-variables.json
index dd76b2c61d4..c1ee8aaaf5d 100644
--- a/devenv/dev-dashboards/feature-templating/testdata-nested-variables.json
+++ b/devenv/dev-dashboards/feature-templating/testdata-nested-variables.json
@@ -15,12 +15,18 @@
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-  "iteration": 1566896059256,
+  "iteration": 1590677937026,
   "links": [],
   "panels": [
     {
       "content": "## Data center = $datacenter\n\n### server = $server\n\n#### pod = $pod",
+      "datasource": null,
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "custom": {}
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
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@@ -29,7 +35,6 @@
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@@ -47,6 +52,12 @@
       "colorValue": false,
       "colors": ["#299c46", "rgba(237, 129, 40, 0.89)", "#d44a3a"],
       "datasource": "gdev-testdata",
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
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+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
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@@ -75,7 +86,6 @@
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@@ -119,6 +129,41 @@
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       "cacheTimeout": null,
+      "datasource": null,
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "thresholds"
+          },
+          "custom": {},
+          "links": [
+            {
+              "targetBlank": true,
+              "title": "Go to drilldown",
+              "url": "/d/O6GmNPvWk/dashboard-tests-nested-template-variables-drilldown?orgId=1&${__all_variables}&${__url_time_range}"
+            }
+          ],
+          "mappings": [],
+          "max": 100,
+          "min": 0,
+          "nullValueMode": "connected",
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "red",
+                "value": 80
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "none"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
       "gridPos": {
         "h": 9,
         "w": 4,
@@ -128,40 +173,15 @@
       "id": 8,
       "links": [],
       "options": {
-        "fieldOptions": {
+        "orientation": "horizontal",
+        "reduceOptions": {
           "calcs": ["mean"],
-          "defaults": {
-            "links": [
-              {
-                "targetBlank": true,
-                "title": "Go to drilldown",
-                "url": "/d/O6GmNPvWk/dashboard-tests-nested-template-variables-drilldown?orgId=1&${__all_variables}&${__url_time_range}"
-              }
-            ],
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           "values": false
         },
-        "orientation": "horizontal",
         "showThresholdLabels": false,
         "showThresholdMarkers": true
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-      "pluginVersion": "6.4.0-pre",
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       "targets": [
         {
           "refId": "A",
@@ -175,6 +195,41 @@
     },
     {
       "cacheTimeout": null,
+      "datasource": null,
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "color": {
+            "mode": "thresholds"
+          },
+          "custom": {},
+          "links": [
+            {
+              "targetBlank": true,
+              "title": "Go to drilldown",
+              "url": "/d/O6GmNPvWk/dashboard-tests-nested-template-variables-drilldown?orgId=1&${__all_variables}&${__url_time_range}"
+            }
+          ],
+          "mappings": [],
+          "max": 100,
+          "min": 0,
+          "nullValueMode": "connected",
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "red",
+                "value": 80
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": "none"
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
       "gridPos": {
         "h": 9,
         "w": 4,
@@ -185,38 +240,14 @@
       "links": [],
       "options": {
         "displayMode": "basic",
-        "fieldOptions": {
+        "orientation": "vertical",
+        "reduceOptions": {
           "calcs": ["mean"],
-          "defaults": {
-            "links": [
-              {
-                "targetBlank": true,
-                "title": "Go to drilldown",
-                "url": "/d/O6GmNPvWk/dashboard-tests-nested-template-variables-drilldown?orgId=1&${__all_variables}&${__url_time_range}"
-              }
-            ],
-            "mappings": [],
-            "max": 100,
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-            "nullValueMode": "connected",
-            "thresholds": [
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-              },
-              {
-                "color": "red",
-                "value": 80
-              }
-            ],
-            "unit": "none"
-          },
-          "override": {},
           "values": false
         },
-        "orientation": "vertical"
+        "showUnfilled": true
       },
-      "pluginVersion": "6.4.0-pre",
+      "pluginVersion": "7.1.0-pre",
       "targets": [
         {
           "refId": "A",
@@ -228,20 +259,108 @@
       "title": "React gauge datalink",
       "type": "bargauge"
     },
+    {
+      "datasource": "CsvData",
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "custom": {
+            "align": null
+          },
+          "mappings": [],
+          "thresholds": {
+            "mode": "absolute",
+            "steps": [
+              {
+                "color": "green",
+                "value": null
+              },
+              {
+                "color": "red",
+                "value": 80
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "overrides": [
+          {
+            "matcher": {
+              "id": "byName",
+              "options": "server"
+            },
+            "properties": [
+              {
+                "id": "links",
+                "value": [
+                  {
+                    "title": "filter",
+                    "url": "http://localhost:3000/d/-Y-tnEDWk/templating-nested-template-variables?var-datacenter=${__data.fields[datacenter]}&var-server=${__value.raw}"
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 6,
+        "w": 24,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 9
+      },
+      "id": 11,
+      "options": {
+        "showHeader": true
+      },
+      "pluginVersion": "7.1.0-pre",
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "data": [
+            {
+              "fields": [
+                {
+                  "config": {},
+                  "name": "datacenter",
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "values": ["A", "B", "C"]
+                },
+                {
+                  "config": {},
+                  "name": "server",
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "values": ["AA", "BB", "CC"]
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ],
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "timeFrom": null,
+      "timeShift": null,
+      "title": "Data links that filter update variables on current dashboard",
+      "type": "table"
+    },
     {
       "aliasColors": {},
       "bars": false,
       "dashLength": 10,
       "dashes": false,
       "datasource": "gdev-testdata",
+      "fieldConfig": {
+        "defaults": {
+          "custom": {}
+        },
+        "overrides": []
+      },
       "fill": 1,
       "fillGradient": 0,
       "gridPos": {
         "h": 13,
         "w": 24,
         "x": 0,
-        "y": 9
+        "y": 15
       },
+      "hiddenSeries": false,
       "id": 2,
       "legend": {
         "avg": false,
@@ -316,7 +435,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "refresh": false,
-  "schemaVersion": 19,
+  "schemaVersion": 25,
   "style": "dark",
   "tags": ["gdev", "templating"],
   "templating": {
@@ -324,6 +443,7 @@
       {
         "allValue": null,
         "current": {
+          "selected": true,
           "text": "A",
           "value": ["A"]
         },
@@ -349,6 +469,7 @@
       {
         "allValue": null,
         "current": {
+          "selected": true,
           "text": "AA",
           "value": ["AA"]
         },
@@ -374,6 +495,7 @@
       {
         "allValue": null,
         "current": {
+          "selected": true,
           "text": "All",
           "value": ["$__all"]
         },
@@ -403,7 +525,7 @@
     "to": "now"
   },
   "timepicker": {
-    "refresh_intervals": ["5s", "10s", "30s", "1m", "5m", "15m", "30m", "1h", "2h", "1d"]
+    "refresh_intervals": ["10s", "30s", "1m", "5m", "15m", "30m", "1h", "2h", "1d"]
   },
   "timezone": "",
   "title": "Templating - Nested Template Variables",
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
index 189d962a971..c717d5dabb0 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldOverrides.ts
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ export const getLinksSupplier = (
     const info: LinkModel<Field> = {
       href: locationUtil.assureBaseUrl(href.replace(/\n/g, '')),
       title: link.title || '',
-      target: link.targetBlank ? '_blank' : '_self',
+      target: link.targetBlank ? '_blank' : undefined,
       origin: field,
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/dataLink.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/dataLink.ts
index 78be49c25a0..bba9fea9dca 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/dataLink.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/dataLink.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export interface DataLink {
   };
 }
 
-export type LinkTarget = '_blank' | '_self';
+export type LinkTarget = '_blank' | '_self' | undefined;
 
 /**
  * Processed Link Model.  The values are ready to use