The publication.dic file is a dictionary file that is called by all publication templates when loaded into the New Publication tool. This file tells the Publication tool how to get data from the application and how to populate that data in the fields of the template.
The publication.dic file is for system use only and should not be edited; doing so may cause your publications to fail.
This file is found in
C:\Program Files\CARIS\BASE Editor\<version>\modules\support\Publication1.