def _create_parameter_dictionary_of_numpy_arrays(self, numpy_params, function_params=None, params=None, fill_indexes=False):
        return_dict = {}
        mask_dict = {}
        value_set_time_dict = {}
        shape_outer_dimmension = 0
        span_order = []
        span_size_dict = {}
        t_dict = {}
        if self.alignment_parameter in numpy_params:
            for id, span_data in numpy_params[self.alignment_parameter].iteritems():
                span_size_dict[id] = span_data[1].get_data().size
                shape_outer_dimmension += span_data[1].get_data().size
                span_order.append((span_data[0], id))
            span_order.sort()
            t_dict = numpy_params[self.alignment_parameter]
        dt = np.dtype(self.master_manager.parameter_metadata[self.alignment_parameter].parameter_context.param_type.value_encoding)
        arr = np.empty(shape_outer_dimmension, dtype=dt)

        insert_index = 0
        for span_tup in span_order:
            span_id = span_tup[1]
            np_data = t_dict[span_id][1].get_data()
            end_idx = insert_index+np_data.size
            arr[insert_index:end_idx] = np_data
            insert_index += np_data.size
        return_dict[self.alignment_parameter] = arr
        mask_dict[self.alignment_parameter] = NumpyUtils.create_filled_array(arr.shape[0], True, dtype=np.bool)
        value_set_time_dict[self.alignment_parameter] = self.master_manager.parameter_metadata[self.alignment_parameter].parameter_context.param_type.create_filled_array(arr.shape[0])

        ingest_name_ptype = self.master_manager.parameter_metadata[Span.ingest_time_str].parameter_context.param_type
        for id, span_data in numpy_params.iteritems():
            if id == self.alignment_parameter:
                continue
            npa_list = []
            mask_list = []
            value_set_list = []
            for span_tup in span_order:
                span_id = span_tup[1]
                span_time = span_tup[0]
                if span_id not in span_data:
                    npa = self.master_manager.parameter_metadata[id].parameter_context.param_type.create_filled_array(span_size_dict[span_id])
                    npa_list.append(npa)
                    value_set_list.append(ingest_name_ptype.create_filled_array(npa.shape[0]))
                    mask_list.append(NumpyUtils.create_filled_array(npa.shape[0], False, dtype=np.bool))
                    continue
                else:
                    this_data = span_data[span_id][1].get_data()
                    npa_list.append(this_data)
                    mask_list.append(NumpyUtils.create_filled_array(this_data.shape[0], True, dtype=np.bool))
                    value_set_list.append(ingest_name_ptype.create_filled_array(this_data.shape[0], span_time))
            return_dict[id] = self.master_manager.parameter_metadata[id].parameter_context.param_type.create_merged_value_array(npa_list)
            from coverage_model.parameter_types import BooleanType
            mask_dict[id] = BooleanType().create_merged_value_array(mask_list)
            value_set_time_dict[id] = ingest_name_ptype.create_merged_value_array(value_set_list)

        for param_name, param_dict in function_params.iteritems():
            arr = ConstantOverTime.merge_data_as_numpy_array(return_dict[self.alignment_parameter],
                                                             param_dict,
                                                             param_type=self.master_manager.parameter_metadata[param_name].parameter_context.param_type)
            return_dict[param_name] = arr
            mask_dict[param_name] = NumpyUtils.create_filled_array(arr.shape[0], True, dtype=np.bool)
            value_set_time_dict[param_name] = ingest_name_ptype.create_filled_array(arr.shape[0], get_current_ntp_time())

        return return_dict, mask_dict, value_set_time_dict