Using The seriate NPM package to connect to a Microsoft SQL Express database version of the classic Northwind database.
Run npm install seriate to get the seriate package.
Download and run the Northwind database script.
Make sure your SQL Express database server is using the mix mode type of login.
I found that it helped that the sql user has dbo.owner permissions and has full control of the database.
A blog article describing how to use Seriate in more detail.