change

npm-packages/artifactory_built.yml

 #do artifactory connections
-include: '/npm-packages/artifactory_connect.yml'
+include: 
+  -local: 'npm-packages/artifactory_connect.yml'
 
 artifactory:
   stage: deploy

npm-packages/artifactory_connect.yml

-default:
+connect:
   before_script:
     #set root user
     - npm -g config set user root

npm-packages/build_typescript.yml

 #do artifactory connections
-include: '/npm-packages/artifactory_connect.yml'
+include: 
+  -local: 'npm-packages/artifactory_connect.yml'
 
 build:
     image: $ACR_URL/node:18.12.0