def new_connection(self, **kwargs):
connection = self.new_jndi_connection()
if not connection:
settings_dict = self.settings_dict
if settings_dict['NAME'] == '':
from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
raise ImproperlyConfigured(
"You need to specify DATABASE NAME in your Django settings file.")
connection = ConnectionManager.connect(self.properties(**kwargs))
return connection
