def configDeviceGroupMultiplier(self, objectHandle, multiplier, applyOnTheFly=False):
        """
        Description
           Configure a Device Group multiplier.  Pass in a NGPF object handle and
           this API will parse out the Device Group object to use for configuring 
           the multiplier.
        
        Parameter
           objectHandle: <str>: A NGPF object handle.
           multiplier: <int>: The number of multiplier.
           applyOnTheFly: <bool>: Default to False. applyOnTheFly is for protocols already running.
        """
        deviceGroupObject = re.search("(.*deviceGroup/\d).*", objectHandle)
        deviceGroupObjectUrl = self.ixnObj.httpHeader+deviceGroupObject.group(1)
        self.ixnObj.patch(deviceGroupObjectUrl, data={"multiplier": int(multiplier)})
        if applyOnTheFly: self.applyOnTheFly()