fix

npm-packages/artifactory_built.yml

 #do artifactory connections
 include: 
-  local: 
-    - 'npm-packages/artifactory_connect.yml'
-
+  local: 'artifactory_connect.yml'
 artifactory:
   stage: deploy
   image: $ACR_URL/node:18.12.0
@@ -13,6 +11,8 @@ artifactory:
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
   script:
+    # connect job from artifactory_connect.yml
+    - !reference [connect]
     #create a publish package
     - jfrog rt npm-publish --build-name=$CI_PROJECT_NAME --build-number=$CI_JOB_ID
     # save environment variables into thepackage

npm-packages/artifactory_connect.yml

 connect:
-  before_script:
+  script:
     #set root user
     - npm -g config set user root
     # install jfrog cli. Use cache on .npm folder

npm-packages/build_typescript.yml

 #do artifactory connections
 include: 
-  local: 
-    - 'npm-packages/artifactory_connect.yml'
-
+  local: 'artifactory_connect.yml'
 build:
     image: $ACR_URL/node:18.12.0
     stage: build
@@ -12,6 +10,8 @@ build:
       paths:
         - dist/**/*
     script:
+      # connect job from artifactory_connect.yml
+      - !reference [connect]
       # install dependencies
       - jfrog rt npm-install  --build-name=$CI_PROJECT_NAME --build-number=$CI_JOB_ID
       # build the package