You can use this option when you have the need to add an initial/enrollment/application fee to the first payment of your recurring payment stream.

To add an initial fee, when you create a payment stream, you’ll see the option to check off the initial fee checkbox and indicate the initial dollar amount. Anyone added to this payment stream will be charged the initial fee in addition to the normal payment stream amount on their first payment. After the first payment, the second payment onward will be at the normal recurring amount.