to fields array with entity info & date format info
([9727](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9727))**
+ The data access objects (DAO) now include additional information for each
+ field, including the table name, entity, and business access object (BAO).
+
- **[CRM-19829](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19829) Activity feed
([9714](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9714),
[9649](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9649), and
- [9624](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9624))**
+ [9624](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9624))
+ (Preliminary work)**
+
+ The Attachment API now includes the appropriate icon class name from Font
+ Awesome, a `CRM.cache` object in Javascript is available to set and retrieve
+ information from `window.localStorage`, and a new Angular utility
+ `crmThrottle` prevents a function from running concurrently if called several
+ times in rapid succession.
- **[CRM-19893](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19893) Activity Type
- Categories ([9696](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9696))**
+ Categories ([9696](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9696))
+ (Preliminary work)**
+
+ The option value form now displays the option's grouping if available.
- **[CRM-19831](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19831) Function
- CRM_Contact_BAO_Group::getGroupsHierarchy performes bad with 3000 groups
+ `CRM_Contact_BAO_Group::getGroupsHierarchy` performes bad with 3000 groups
([9673](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9673) and
[9633](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9633))**
+ Group listing performance is improved on sites with many groups.
+
- **[CRM-19256](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19256) Add a hook to
dynamically escalate permissions
([8916](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/8916))**
+ A new `hook_civicrm_permission_check` is invoked whenever a user's permissions
+ are evaluated. (See [hook
+ documentation](https://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/hook_civicrm_permission_check)
+ for details and examples.)
+
- **[CRM-19853](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19853) Change
interval select controls in Scheduled Reminders with number controls
([9664](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9664))**
+ A few drop-down fields in the Scheduled Reminders interface that were simply
+ picking integers have been replaced with regular text fields.
+
- **[CRM-19769](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19769) Colors for
- tags ([9660](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9660),
+ tags and [CRM-19779](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19779) Colors
+ for activity statuses
+ ([9660](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9660),
[9600](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9600), and
[9554](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9554))**
+ You can choose colors for tags and activity statuses for better visibility.
+
- **[CRM-19770](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19770) Favorite
(starred) activities
([9629](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9629))**
+ You can now mark favorite activities with stars.
+
- **[CRM-19816](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19816) Improve
activity search filters
([9609](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9609))**